Vaals dialect
| Vaals dialect | |
|---|---|
| Völser plat | |
| Native to | Netherlands |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
Vaals dialect (natively Völser plat, Standard Dutch: Vaals dialect, pronounced [ˌvaːlz dijaːˈlɛkt]) is a Ripuarian dialect spoken in Vaals.[1] It is very similar to the Kerkrade dialect and the Aachen dialect.
Phonology
One of the big differences between the Vaals dialect and the neighboring dialects (even the dialect of Lemiers) is the pronunciation of ch after front vowels, which is a palatal fricative [ç] in most southern dialects of Dutch. In Vaals, it merges with the postalveolar fricative [ʃ] sj, as in many Western German dialects. For instance, the first person singular pronoun iesj [iʃ] corresponds to ich [ɪç] or iech [iç] in Limburgish, to ik [ɪk] in the Venlo dialect and in Standard Dutch and to ich [ɪç] in Standard German.
References
- "Cittaslow Vaals: verrassend, veelzijdig, veelkleurig". Retrieved 9 September 2015. The PDF file can be accessed at the bottom of the page. The relevant citation is on the page 13: "De enige taal waarin Vaals echt te beschrijven en te bezingen valt is natuurlijk het Völser dialect. Dit dialect valt onder het zogenaamde Ripuarisch."
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