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Re: OT: Looking for Dutch children's song

From:Chris Peters <beta_leonis@...>
Date:Monday, June 9, 2008, 20:13
> > But how> > does a Frisian/Dutch grandmother know this German song?> > This song > > was taught to me by my (American) cousin. I don't know > where she learned > > it. It was Chris Peters that said his grandmother > knew the other song.>
Correct: I'm the one with the musical Frisian grandmother. Which leads me to a tangential question I know somebody on this list will have the answer to. I was recently sharing the same "grandmother" story with my sister (actually my half-sister: we share a father, while the Frisian grandmother is on my mother's side). She's a recent college grad in the language arts. She asked me if there are any pockets of Frisian speakers outside of Friesland province itself -- because she's heard of some small European language or another whose speakers had migrated out of their homeland, through Spain, and on into England. I told her I don't think so; I assume she's thinking of another language entirely. Anybody have any ideas what language she might be referring to? _________________________________________________________________ Now you can invite friends from Facebook and other groups to join you on Windows Live™ Messenger. Add now. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_AddNow_Now