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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Resources

[Nordsassisch ("Plattdüütsch") ünnen]
[English below]

Baste Läajchlaunders,
   Aus ekj kjirtslich onse leewe Frint Reuben Ap en Kelowna (Britisch
Kolumbije) besochte, haut hee mie en Exemploa von _Plautdietsche Frind_
jeschonke.  Daut es en Zhurnal, daut vonem Vereen Plautdietsch-Freunde e.V.
in Oerlinghausen, Dietschlaund, erutjejäwe wort, besondasch von onse Frint
Peeta Wiens, een noch junke Maun, dee veel fer de mennistisch-nadasauksische
(plautdietsche) Sproak deit.  Ekj mott saje: ekj wea dichtich äwarauscht,
aus ekj daut Zhurnal sag.  Daut es buta Twiewel uagenblekjlich daut baste
nadasauksische (nadadietsche, plautdietsche) Zhurnal in dee gaunsse Welt.
Doa kjenne sikj dee aundere nadasauksische Dialekjtvereene een Schnäd von
aufschniede!  Onse mennistische Frind on onse Frind, dee von Menniste
aufstaume, wiese ons soo, woo daut jedone wort -- vleicht wiels dee in aule
Welt vestreit läwe on jeleart habe "äwa dän Tun too kjiekje".
   _Plautdietsche Frind_ es en "glossy magazine" -- sea beroopsmässich
jestaultet met scheene Bilda on Kolleare. Dee Biedrachs senne mearendels
toom Velistre, on doa senne uck Vereensnorechte on Läsabreew met bie.  Moa
atleje Biedrachs senne toom Tooleare on toom Nodenkje.  En dee Utgow, dee
ekj vonem Reuben jekjriejt hab, es een Biedrach äwa Rassismus (von Peeta
Wiens), een Biedrach äwa dee Jeschichte vonem Plautdietsch (von Reuben Ap)
on een Biedrach äwa de Menniste on äare nich-mennistische dietsche Nobasch
en Russlaund (von Katja Niefelt).  Aules es op Plautdietsch jeschräwe --
nich schwiarich too läse fer dee, dee aundere Nadasauksische Dialekjte on
Dietsch vestohne kjenne.
   Ekj well Ju dit Zhurnal jern väastale. Et es goot toom Saumle, een Schats
von dee nadasauksische Sproak, väl mea weat aus 12 Euro (ooda US$20 met
Porto no dee Stote) fer fea Utgowe pro Joa (3 Euro fer een Utgow).
   Mea läse bie http://www.plautdietsch-freunde.de , ooda schriewe:
info at plautdietsch-freunde.de .
  Juun Reinhard/Ron

Beste Leyglanders,
   As ik nulest usen leyven vründ Reuben Epp in Kelowna (Britisch Kolumbien)
besöyk, daar har hey my 'n eksemplaar vun _Plautdietsche Frind_ schinkt.
Dat is 'n tydschrift, dey vun d'n vereyn Plautdietsch-Freunde e.V. in
Oerlinghausen, Düytschland, ruutgeven wardt, besünners vun usen vründ Peter
Wiens, noch 'n jungen keyrl, dey veel vör dey Mennonytsch-Neddersassische
("Plautdietsche") spraak dayt.  Ik mut seggen: ik keyk bannig houg up, as ik
dey tydschrift tou seyen kreeg'.  Dat is upstünds sünner twywel dey beste
Neddersassische (Nedderdüytsche, Platdüytsche) tydschrift in dey heyle welt.
Daar köönt sik dey annern Neddersassischen dialektvereynen 'n sneed' vun
afsnyden!  Use Mennonytschen vründen un use vründen, dey vun Mennonyten
afstamd, dey wyst us up düsse wys', wouans dat daan wardt -- villicht wyl
dat sey in alle welt verstrayd leevt un leyrd hebt "över d'n tuun tou
kyken".
      _Plautdietsche Frind_ is 'n "glossy magazine", orrig proufeschonel
maakt, mit schöyne bilder un klöyren.  Dey bydreeg' sünd toumeyrst tou'n
ünnerholden, un daar sünd ook vereynsnarichten un leserbreyven mit by.  Man
'n paar bydreeg' sünd tou'n touleyren un tou'n nadinken.  In dey uutgaav',
dey ik vun Reuben kregen hev, daar is eyn bydrag över rassismus (vun Peter
Wiens), een bydrag över dey Geschicht vun 't Plautdietsch (vun Reuben Epp)
un eyn bydrag över dey Mennonyten un jüm eer nich-Mennonytschen Navers in
Russland (vun Katharina Neufeld).  Allens is up Plautdietsch schreven --
nich swaar tou lesen vör dey, dey annere Neddersassische dialekten un
Düytsch verstaan köönt.
   Ik wil Jou geyrn touraden düsse tydschrift tou abbonneyren.  Sey is goud
tou'n sammeln, 'n schat vun dey Neddersassische spraak, veel meyr weyrd as
12 Euro (or US$20 mit porto na dey Staten) vör veyr uutgaven pro jaar (3
Euro vör eyn uutgaav').
   Meyr lesen by http://www.plautdietsch-freunde.de , or schryven:
info at plautdietsch-freunde.de .
   Juun Reinhard/Ron

Dear Lowlanders,
   When I visited our dear friend Reuben Epp in Kelowna (British Columbia)
recently, he gave me a copy of _Plautdietsche Frind_.  This is a magazine
published by the organization Plautdietsch-Freunde e.V. in Oerlinghausen,
Germany, foremost by our friend Peter Wiens, still a young man who does a
lot for the Mennonite Lowlands Saxon (Plautdietsch) language.  I have to
admit that I was quite surprised and impressed when I saw the magazine.
Without a doubt it is so far the best Lowlands Saxon (Low German) magazine
anywhere in the world.  Other Lowlands Saxon organizations could learn a
thing or two from it.  Our Mennonite and Mennonite-descendant friends thus
show us how it is done, perhaps because they live scattered all over the
world and have learned to look across fences.
   _Plautdietsche Frind_ is a "glossy magazine," very professionally
presented with beautiful pictures and colors.  The articles are mostly
entertaining, and there are also club news and letters to the editor.  But
there are also some articles for those who are willing to learn and to
think.  In the issue I got from Reuben there is an article about racism (by
Peter Wiens), an article about the history of Plautdietsch (by Reuben Epp)
and an article about the Mennonites and their non-Mennonite neighbors in
Russia (by Katharina Neufeld).  Everything is written in Plautdietsch -- not
difficult to read for those who can understand other Lowlands Saxon dialects
and German.
   I wholeheartedly recommend this magazine.  It is a collector's item, a
treasure of Lowlands Saxon, worth a lot more than 12 Euros (or US$20
including postage to the States) for four issues per year (3 Euro for one
issue).
   More information: http://www.plautdietsch-freunde.de , or write:
info at plautdietsch-freunde.de .
   Yours, Reinhard/Ron

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