Train Village Dutch | |
Spoken in: | ![]() |
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Total speakers: | 0 |
Origin: | Dutch, Lovian English |
Language extinction: | 1960s |
Language family: | Indo-European :Germanic ::West Germanic :::Low Franconian ::::Dutch |
Writing system: | Latin script |
Official language in: | nowhere |
Regulated by: | no official regulation |
ISO 639-1: | - |
ISO 639-2: | - |
ISO 639-3: | - |
Train Village Dutch is an extinct Lovian dialect that evolved from Dutch, but was heavily influenced by Lovian English. Train Village Dutch was spoken by a minority of Dutch-Lovians in Train Village. It was characterized by an extraordinary spelling. It went extinct in the 1960s. Fortunately, the language is well documented.
Characteristics[]
- A special word order: De <object referred> dii <qualification of the object> is en die voer <what is happening with it>. The object which is referred to is put first, unlike in Dutch where it is put after the qualification.
- Most words which have the dutch oo sound have the oe sound in Train Village Dutch, due to English influence.
- "ii" and "ie" are pronounced like West Frisian "ii": /iː/.
Examples[]
- De sloen dii groet is en die voer men opent.
- English: A great saloon for men is opening.
- Dutch: Een prachtige saloon voor mannen opent.
- Yes, dii liemoen iis niit ta groet.
- English: Yes, that lemon is not too big.