Walcheren dialect
E84865
The Walcheren dialect is a regional variety of the Zeelandic language spoken on the island of Walcheren in the southwest of the Netherlands, known for its distinctive phonology and vocabulary.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West Germanic language variety
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ regional dialect ⓘ |
| belongsToDialectContinuum | Dutch dialect continuum ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Bevelands dialect
ⓘ
Hollandic dialects ⓘ
surface form:
South Hollandic dialects
Zeeuws-Vlaams dialect ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| geographicScope | island of Walcheren ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
consonant shifts compared to Standard Dutch
ⓘ
distinctive phonology ⓘ distinctive vocabulary ⓘ lexical items not used in Standard Dutch ⓘ strong vowel differences from Standard Dutch ⓘ |
| hasLanguageAncestor |
Dutch
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch language
Middle Dutch ⓘ Old Dutch ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature | regional vocabulary specific to Walcheren ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
distinct prosody
ⓘ
vowel quality differing from Standard Dutch ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticFeature |
code-switching with Standard Dutch
ⓘ
declining intergenerational transmission ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dutch
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Dutch
neighboring Zeelandic dialects ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Status | not separately coded ⓘ |
| isVarietyOf |
Dutch
ⓘ
Zeelandic ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Germanic languages
ⓘ
West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | fusional language ⓘ |
| partOf |
Zeelandic
ⓘ
surface form:
Zeelandic language
|
| region | Province of Zeeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesGrammarWith |
Dutch
ⓘ
Zeelandic ⓘ |
| spokenBy | inhabitants of Walcheren ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Walcheren
ⓘ
Zeeland NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | regional language variety ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Zeelandic ⓘ |
| usedAs | marker of local identity ⓘ |
| usedIn |
informal communication
ⓘ
local culture ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| usesStandardOrthographyOf |
Dutch
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch language
|
| wordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.