West-Veluws
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West-Veluws is a West Low Saxon dialect from the Dutch
province of Gelderland
. This dialect is spoken in different villages on the west side of the Veluwe and some villages on border of Gelderland
and Utrecht
(Bunschoten, Scherpenzeel
et cetera). Sometimes even the dialect of Huizen
in North Holland
is seen as West-Veluws (but mostly as Hollandic
).
There is a 'dictionary' (more like a theme book with the local Veluws translations of Dutch words).
The whole project is expected to be put on internet as well by 2010.
West-Veluws is a variety
which lies between Low Franconian and Low Saxon. West-Veluws does however belong to Low Saxon because of its grammar, typical Low Saxon vocabulary and history.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
. This dialect is spoken in different villages on the west side of the Veluwe and some villages on border of Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
and Utrecht
Utrecht (province)
Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest...
(Bunschoten, Scherpenzeel
Scherpenzeel
----Scherpenzeel is a municipality and a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. As of June 2008, it has a population of 8945, with approximately 6000 possessing suffrage. The community of Scherpenzeel also contains a part of the hamlet Moorst.-Founding:...
et cetera). Sometimes even the dialect of Huizen
Huizen
Huizen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The name "Huizen" is Dutch for "houses" and this usage has been linked to the belief that the first stone houses in the region appeared here.-History:...
in North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
is seen as West-Veluws (but mostly as Hollandic
Hollandic
Hollandic or Hollandish is, together with Brabantian, the most frequently used dialect of the Dutch language. Other important Low Franconian language varieties spoken in the same area are Zeelandic, East Flemish, West Flemish and Limburgish....
).
There is a 'dictionary' (more like a theme book with the local Veluws translations of Dutch words).
- Part one: Woordenboek van de Gelderse Dialecten, Veluwe - Het huis
- Part two: Woordenboek van de Gelderse Dialecten, Veluwe - De mens
- Part three: Woordenboek van de Gelderse Dialecten, Veluwe - De wereld
The whole project is expected to be put on internet as well by 2010.
West-Veluws is a variety
Variety (linguistics)
In sociolinguistics a variety, also called a lect, is a specific form of a language or language cluster. This may include languages, dialects, accents, registers, styles or other sociolinguistic variation, as well as the standard variety itself...
which lies between Low Franconian and Low Saxon. West-Veluws does however belong to Low Saxon because of its grammar, typical Low Saxon vocabulary and history.
See also
- The Dutch and Dutch Low Saxon articles on the Dutch Wikipedia for some typical West-Veluws words.