East Flemish
Spoken in
- Indo-European Germanic West Germanic low Franconian Ostflämisch
The East Flemish is a dialect group of the Dutch, who, speaking in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the eastern part of Zeeland Flanders in the Dutch province of Zeeland, as well as in a strip in the eastern part of West Flanders. Major cities in the dialect area are Aalst, Beveren, Deinze, Eeklo, Ghent, Geraardsbergen, Hulst, Lokeren, Ninove, Oudenaarde, Sint- Niklaas, Wetteren and Zottegem. It was measured that it is the fastest spoken language in Flanders, closely followed by the West-Flemish. However, the difference is insignificant.
Classification
The dialects in (North) west of East Flanders West Flanders resemble that of Denderstreek and east of the Brabant Waasland more. Sometimes East Flemish is referred to as a transition between West Flemish and Brabants. Even in linguistics, it is sometimes counted together with Western, French - and Flemish Zeeland on Flemish dialect group, sometimes to Brabantish - East Flemish group.
Development
Voice Past studies have shown that Western and Ostflämisch to the 16th century had much in common, but since then, the languages developed by Brabant influences apart. It is striking that the dialect of Ghent is very different from that of the surrounding communities language, more than is the case for example in accordance with Bruges or Antwerp. Are striking similarities between the dialects of Ghent and of Ronse that may mitmachten an equal development. The characteristic "r" has most likely developed from the French, for a long time in both cities was the principal language of the elite. Like all Flemish regional languages, including the East Flanders from the outside was influenced, for example, from Spanish, the Austrians and the French. By " verfranzösischte " Flemish elite of the 19th and early 20th century many French expressions were taken.
Dictionary
In 2005, an etymological dictionary of the East Flemish, West Flemish dialect written by the expert Frans Debrabandere appeared.
Song
A well-known song on Ostflämisch is De wilde boerndochtere by Ivan Heylen.