LL-L: "Greetings" LOWLANDS-L, 06.SEP.2000 (07) [E]

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From: Reuben Epp [repp at silk.net]
Subject: LL-L: "Greetings" LOWLANDS-L, 06.SEP.2000 (03) [E/LS]

> From: david strommen [si00924 at navix.net]
> Subject: How to greet
>
> Hi all,
>
> I was talking with a member of my congregation recently and after we were
> through I tried to tell her in Ostfrysk to "Greet your sister." She did
not
> know what I was driving at.  How does one say that in Frisian and Low
German.
> Thanks
>
> David Strommen
>
> ----------
>
> From: R. F. Hahn [sassisch at yahoo.com]
> Subject: Greetings
>
> Moin, David!
>
> I assume that with "Ostfrysk" you referred to the Low Saxon (Low German)
> dialects used in Eastern Friesland.  As you probably know, the Frisian
> language is extinct in Eastern Friesland and survives as "Sater(land)
Frisian"
> (Seeltersk) only in one pocket south of Eastern Friesland, i.e., is no
longer
> used and understood in the actual homeland.  The Low Saxon dialects of
Eastern
> Friesland are spoken by people whose ancestors spoke Frisian and who may
be
> argued to be ethnically Frisian despite their switch to Low Saxon.  Their
> dialects have variously strong Frisian substrates.  Eastern Friesland is
one
> of the most active regions with regard to Low Saxon language, including
> literature.
>
> I suppose that "Greet your sister" (i.e., "Give my regards to your
sister")
> would be one of the following in Low Saxon:
>
> (1) Grööt dien Süster (vun mie).
> (2) Ick laat dien Süster gröten.
> (3) (Fründelke) Gröötnis(sen) an dien Süster.
>
> I'm not sure if 'sister' is _Süster_ or _Swester_ in Eastern Friesland.  I
> believe it's the former.
>
> Gröten,
> Reinhard/Ron

From: Reuben Epp: mailto:repp at silk.net
Subject: Greetings

Johannes Diekhoff of Aurich, Oostfreesland (writing in PLATTformen
91, published by STYX in Groningen, 1991) uses the singular form
_Süster_ and the plural form _Süsters_.  So, Ron, I think you have
it right!

Aulet Baste

Reuben

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