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Weert
Weert (; li, Wieërt ) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands located in the western part of the province of Limburg. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal. Population centres The city of Weert Weert received city rights in 1414. Weert is known for its indoor shopping centre called "De Munt," one of the largest in the south of the Netherlands. The inner city has many squares with cosy restaurants and terraces. Many well-known shopping brands are located in the city of Weert. Furthermore, Weert is known for its large indoor and outdoor swimming complex known as "De IJzerenman," which includes slides, 5 swimming pools, and a lake. Demographics Languages * Dutch in Weert is often spoken with a distinctive Limburgish accent, which should not be confused with the Limburgish language. * Limburgish (or ''Limburgian'') is the overlapping term of dialects spoken in the Belgian and Dutch provinces o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weert Dialect
Weert dialect or Weert Limburgish (natively , Standard Dutch: ) is the city dialect and variant of Limburgish spoken in the Dutch city of Weert alongside Standard language. All of its speakers are bilingual with standard Dutch. There are two varieties of the dialect: rural and urban. The latter is called in Standard Dutch and in the city dialect. Van der Looij gives the Dutch name for the peripheral dialect. Unless otherwise noted, all examples are in . Influence of Standard Dutch Some dialect words are frequently replaced with their Standard Dutch counterparts, so that 'chickens', 'you' (pl.) and 'often' are often heard in place of the Limburgish words (or ), and . The voiced velar stop is used less often by younger speakers, who merge it with the voiced velar fricative . In Standard Dutch, occurs only in loanwords. Phonology Consonants * are bilabial, whereas are labiodental. * is realized as a bilabial approximant in the onset and as labio-velar in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
