Drèents dialects


Drèents is a collective term for the dialects spoken in Drenthe, a province of the Netherlands. The dialects, which are still spoken by half the population of Drenthe, are Dutch Low Saxon variants.

Dialects of Drèents

All the dialects of the province of Drenthe are classified as Dutch Low Saxon. The dialects from the north and the east are somehow more related to Gronings, the dialects from the south-west are 'Stellingwerfs', and the dialects in a few villages along the southern border with the Grafschaft Bentheim are considered to be Sallaans.
The foundation Stichting Drentse Taol distinguishes seven main variants of Drèents within the province, based upon the research made by G.H. Kocks, the main editor of the Woordenboek der Drentse Dialecten :
It also can be divided into Midden-Drents and Zuid-Drents.

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