Westereendersk
Westereendersk is a local variety of
Zwagerbosch and Twijzelerheide. The most remarkable feature is the use of ee /eː/ where Wood Frisian and most other West Frisian
dialects use ei or ij /ai/.
This sound change from /ai/ and sometimes /ɪ/ to /eː/ brings us some striking similarities with English in spoken or written texts as most differences to standard West Frisian also concern differences to English.
Examples
Westereendersk | Standard West Frisian | English |
treen | trein | train |
ween | wein | wagon |
free | frij | free |
sneë | snije | to cut |
wood | wâld | forest |
soot | sâlt | salt |
In the verbs lizze (to lie, to lay) and sizze (to say) and in the first person singular of these verbs the /ɪ/ is replaced by an /eː/. This phenomenon can also be found back in other parts of the Frisian Woods.
Westereendersk | Standard West Frisian | English |
leze | lizze | to lie/lay |
ik lees | ik lis | I'm laying/lying |
seze | sizze | to say |
ik sees | ik sis | I'm saying |
De Westereen
When the
Zwagerbosch and Twijzelerheide
also speak "Westereender Frisian".
However the village is called De Westerein by most other Frisians, its inhabitants are often called Westereenders.