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Drèents, Drents, Dreins Spoken in Netherlands Region Drenthe and a strip of Overijssel just south of Drenthe Native speakers About half the population of Drenthe (total 483.173) and a number of people in Overijssel (date missing) Language family Indo-European- Germanic
- West Germanic
- West Low German
- Drèents, Drents, Dreins
- West Low German
- West Germanic
Official status Official language in the Netherlands (as part of Low Saxon) Regulated by Provincial States of Drenthe (spelling) Language codes ISO 639-3 drt Drèents (also Dreins, Dreints, Drents, Drints; Dutch: Drents) is a collective term for the dialects spoken in Drenthe, a province of the Netherlands. The dialects, which are still spoken by half the population of Drenthe, are Dutch Low Saxon variants.
Dialects of Drèents
All Drenthe dialects are classified as Dutch Low Saxon. The dialects from the north and the east (see below: 'Noordenvelds' and 'Veenkoloniaals') are usually considered to be Gronings, the dialects from the south-west are 'Stellingwerfs', and the dialects in a few villages along the southern border with the Grafschaft Bentheim (Germany) are considered to be Sallaans (because they have an umlaut in the diminutives).
The foundation Stichting Drentse Taol distinguishes seven main variants of Drèents within the province, based upon the research made by G.H. Kocks, the main editor of the Woordenboek der Drentse Dialecten (Dictionary of the Drèents Dialects):
- Noordenvelds
- Veenkeloniaols
- Zuudoost-Zaand-Drèents
- Zuudoost-Veen-Drèents
- Midden-Drèents
- Zuudwest-Noord-Drèents (Also see Stellingwarfs)
- Zuudwest-Zuud-Drèents
It also can be divided into Midden-Drents and Zuid-Drents.
Examples of usage
Emmen dialect: We moet'n nie zo haast'n. Standard Dutch: We hoeven ons niet zo te haasten. English: We do not have to hurry. Northern Drenthe: ain twai drai vaier vief zes zeum aacht neegn tien Southwest Drenthe: iene tweie dreie veere vieve zesse zeum achte neegn tiene Standard Dutch: een twee drie vier vijf zes zeven acht negen tien English: one two three four five six seven eight nine ten Modern Germanic languages and dialects North Germanic West ScandinavianEast ScandinavianWest Germanic Achterhooks • Drèents • East Frisian Low Saxon • Gronings • Low German • Plautdietsch • Sallaans • Stellingwarfs • Tweants • Veluws • WestphalianAlemán Coloniero • Alsatian • Austro-Bavarian • Main-Franconian • Cimbrian • Hutterite German • Mócheno • Swabian • Swiss German • WalserCategories:- Language articles with undated speaker data
- Languages of the Netherlands
- Germanic
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