Amerikaens vocabulary

There are various lexical differences between Amerikaens (and its dialects) and the Dutch dialects of the Netherlands. These are distributed throughout various registers of speech, from colloquial slang to formal speech.

Standardisation

Idioms and expressions

Idiom/expression	English equivalent	Origin
To de nainz	To the nines	English, 1700s

Loanwords and calques

Amerikaens	Original term	Origin	English	Variants
Koetoe	Couteau	French	Knife	Also spelled kütü
Bufalö	Búfalo	Spanish
Plänti	Plenty	English
Super	Supper	English
Moes	Mos	Abenacki	Moose
Wapiti	Wapiti	Cree	Elk
Kwaewon		Mohawk	Woodpecker
Anowara		Mohawk	Turtle
Atÿron		Mohawk	Raccoon
Jötenu		Mohawk	Hail
Sewant	Seawan	Pidgin Delaware	Wampum

See also

• Amerikaens
• Amerikaener