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== History == |
== History == |
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=== Origin === |
==== Origin ==== |
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During its establishment in the 1620s, the original settlers of New Netherland were not Dutch but French-speaking Wallonians families sent by the Dutch West India Company to settle the claimed lands. The Wallonian community made up a bulk of the early settlers, and Hollandic-speaking inspectors and officers often had to resort to frequent code-switching to communicate more effectively. This code-switching resulted in French-origin words entering the Amerikaense vocabulary, mostly words relating to family and household, such as ''koetoe'' (knife; from ''couteau'') and tapie (carpet; from ''tapis).'' |
During its establishment in the 1620s, the original settlers of New Netherland were not Dutch but French-speaking Wallonians families sent by the Dutch West India Company to settle the claimed lands. The Wallonian community made up a bulk of the early settlers, and Hollandic-speaking inspectors and officers often had to resort to frequent code-switching to communicate more effectively. This code-switching resulted in French-origin words entering the Amerikaense vocabulary, mostly words relating to family and household, such as ''koetoe'' (knife; from ''couteau'') and tapie (carpet; from ''tapis).'' |
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It was not until the late 1650s that the first wave of Dutch-speaking settlers arrived in the colony. This immigration wave resulted from the newly-reformed colonial government's efforts to promote settler growth. Hollandic Dutch was the primary variant that these settlers had brought. However, these Dutch settlers had to interact with the French-speaking Wallonian families that had already settled there since the 1620s. These new settlers adopted the French-inspired vocabulary. |
It was not until the late 1650s that the first wave of Dutch-speaking settlers arrived in the colony. This immigration wave resulted from the newly-reformed colonial government's efforts to promote settler growth. Hollandic Dutch was the primary variant that these settlers had brought. However, these Dutch settlers had to interact with the French-speaking Wallonian families that had already settled there since the 1620s. These new settlers adopted the French-inspired vocabulary. |
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===== '''English influence''' ===== |
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===== De Amerikaense Taelbook ===== |
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== Geographic distribution == |
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== Varieties == |
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==== Tussenlandic Amerikaens ==== |
==== Tussenlandic Amerikaens ==== |
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==== Irokees-Amerikaens ==== |
==== Irokees-Amerikaens ==== |
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==== De Amerikaense Taelbook ==== |
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== Orthography == |
== Orthography == |
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==== Major changes from |
==== Major changes from Continental Dutch ==== |
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In many cases older orthography and spelling is preserved from early modern Dutch. Some regions in Tussenland did not adopt Amerikaner orthography before it was standardized in 1910. As a result, some words of historical value retain their Hollandic spelling. An example of this is the city of Eenheydwyck, which is not written as Înheydswÿck. |
In many cases older orthography and spelling is preserved from early modern Dutch. Some regions in Tussenland did not adopt Amerikaner orthography before it was standardized in 1910. As a result, some words of historical value retain their Hollandic spelling. An example of this is the city of Eenheydwyck, which is not written as Înheydswÿck. |
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In Amerikaens Hollandic Dutch words that end in -en (excluding en and een) the n is dropped in most cases (tevreden > tevrede). In Amerikaens, Hollandic Dutch words that end in -de (excluding de) the e is dropped in most cases (zeide > zeyd, zijde > zÿd). In Amerikaens the corruption middle-word consonant corruptions are common such as -tie into -sie (politie → polisie). |
In Amerikaens Hollandic Dutch words that end in -en (excluding en and een) the n is dropped in most cases (tevreden > tevrede). In Amerikaens, Hollandic Dutch words that end in -de (excluding de) the e is dropped in most cases (zeide > zeyd, zijde > zÿd). In Amerikaens the corruption middle-word consonant corruptions are common such as -tie into -sie (politie → polisie). |
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=== Pronouns and |
=== Pronouns and verb conjugations === |
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== Vocabulary == |
== Vocabulary == |
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Several Words in Amerikaens are borrowed from English, French/Walloon, and Native American origins. |
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==== Loanwords ==== |
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===== Words of English origin ===== |
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# Plänti (plenty) |
# Plänti (plenty) |
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#Too de nainz! (to the nines) |
#Too de nainz! (to the nines) |
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=== Words of |
===== Words of indigenous origin ===== |
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# Moes (Moose) from Algonquian |
# Moes (Moose) from Algonquian |
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# Sewant (Wampum) from Pidgin Delaware |
# Sewant (Wampum) from Pidgin Delaware |
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===== Words of Romance origin ===== |
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# Bufalö (American Bison) |
# Bufalö (American Bison) |
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# Kütü (Knife) |
# Kütü (Knife) |
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== Script == |
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