Re: [wEr\ Ar\ ju: fr6m] ?

>From: Almaran Dungeonmaster <dungeonmaster@...>
>Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 01:28:34 +0100
>
>That's dialect from Limburg ([`lIm.b6.r@G]) or Brabant ([`bra.bAnt]), and
>not commonly used in Hollands dutch (spoken in the big cities). Only
>southeners used the "soft g" as we call it... which kind of reminds me of
>the distinction of voiced vs. unvoiced consonants we had here lately. In
>dutch, a voiced [x] is called a "soft g" ([sAxt@ xe] or better [zaGt@ Ge])
>
Hmm, does that mean that these southern dialects are the source for
Afrikaans?  I used to have some Afriaaker friends and their use of [zaGt@
Ge] :-) inspired its inclusion in Graavg'aaln.

adam

>Maarten

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