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== Orthography == |
== Orthography == |
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Major changes from Hollandic Dutch: |
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ei -> ey (eenheid -> eenheyd) |
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== Grammar == |
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k -> ck (boek -> boeck), only when occurring at the end of the syllable |
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aa -> ae (Amerikaans -> Amerikaens) |
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ui -> uy (fruit -> fruyt) |
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ij -> ÿ (vrijheid -> vrÿheyd) |
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d -> dt (stad -> stadt), only when at end of syllable |
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In many cases older orthography and spelling is preserved from early modern Dutch. |
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== Vocabulary == |
== Vocabulary == |
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