Bildts

The Bildt is a Dutch dialect. Sometimes he is counted among the Dutch dialects, but often divided into a separate dialect group with the Frisian town, Ameländischen and Midslander dialect. It is spoken in the polder landscape of Het Bildt in the Dutch province of Friesland.

History

The Bildt was born when in 1505 the area around present-day Het Bildt was polders by gentlemen of the present province of South Holland. So, new settlers from the area came to Werkendam. Thus, the language of the settlers mixed with the Frisian language of the surrounding population and became the Bildt. The dialect is sometimes interpreted even as their own Creole language, mainly due to its strong Frisian embossed grammar.

The Bildt will be in the places Annaparochie Sint Sint Jacobiparochie (Sint - Jabik ) Vrouwenparochie ( Froubuurt ) Oudebildtzijl ( Ouwe - Syl ), Westhoek ( Westhoek ) and Nij Altoenae spoken ( Bildt Sint- Anne). Only in Minnertsga place, which is not located in a polder landscape and only since 1984 belongs to the municipality of Het Bildt, the traditional inhabitants speak Frisian.

2006, the number of speakers was estimated at 6000.

• Province of Friesland
• Dutch language
• Het Bildt