LL-L: "Frisian" [E] LOWLANDS-L, 11.AUG.1999 (07)

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From: john feather [johnfeather at sceptic1.freeserve.co.uk]
Subject: Frisian

Muhammed wrote:

>>Secondly, on a slightly more mundane note, there is an old rhyme in
English:

           Good bread and good cheese      is good English and good Friese

Can anyone tell me if this is EXACTLY true in any of the Friesian dialects.
I
know it is essentially correct, but does the Friesian word for 'cheese' not
begin with a hard k- ? And should the -d of 'and' not remain silent (as it
can
in colloquial English)? I have always wondered about this, and would be
grateful
if someone could put me out of my misery!<<

I have only come across this in Frisian, which from  memory starts

Brea, buter en griene tsiis = Bread, butter and green cheese

I once saw a TV programme exploring the alleged similarities between E and F
in which the analysis was confined to pointing to objects and asking an old
Frisian farmer to name them. Of course, you can get quite a long way in
German as well if you choose the right things!

John Feather
johnfeather at sceptic1.freeserve.co.uk

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