LL-L "Language minorities" 2004.03.04 (09) [E/S]

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A=Afrikaans Ap=Appalachian B=Brabantish D=Dutch E=English F=Frisian
L=Limburgish LS=Lowlands Saxon (Low German) N=Northumbrian
S=Scots Sh=Shetlandic V=(West)Flemish Z=Zeelandic (Zeêuws)
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From: Thomas <t.mcrae at uq.net.au>
Subject: LL-L "Language minorities" 2004.03.04 (02) [E]

on 5/3/04 1:29, Lowlands-L at lowlands-l at lowlands-l.net wrote:

> How did people from Flanders come to south-western Wales and how did they
> manage to keep their own cultural identity, including their language?
It seems that there were  settlements of Flemish merchants in Wales.
Story goes that Scotland's King Alexander wanted to establish strong settled
Burghs in his domains and imported weavers from Flanders and nerchants from
Wales to get things moving. Hence the  Scots surnames Welch, Willis, and
Wallace. Seems our National Hero came from Flemish stock as did other noble
Scots families including The Douglasses..

Regards
Tom
Tom Mc Rae PSOC
Brisbane Australia
"The masonnis suld mak housis stark and rude,
To keep the pepill frome the stormes strang,
And he that fals, the craft it gois all wrang."
>>From 15th century Scots Poem 'The Buke of the Chess'

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

G'day, Tom!

> Seems our National Hero came from Flemish stock as did other noble
> Scots families including The Douglasses..

An dinna forgit oor ain byous, lief Goth-Scot: Sawnie Fleimin (a.k.a. Sandy
Fleming)!

Reinhard/Ron

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