LL-L "Language varieties" 2007.09.07 (03) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L  -  07 September 2007 - Volume 03
Song Contest: lowlands-l.net/contest/ (- 31 Dec. 2007)
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From: Luc Hellinckx <luc.hellinckx at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Grammar"

Beste Mark,

You wrote:
> Fine string! May I contribute the Afrikaans plural for an egg?
> Notwithstanding that we use the maxim, 'Vir 'n appel en 'n ei - 'for
> an apple and an egg' where the English use 'sold for a song';
> our conventional singular for 'egg' is the Nederlands plural 'eier', &
> our plural is 'eiers'. This is one of the many reasons why I am
> convinced that the core of Afrikaans-speakers at the genesis of the
> Tongue were not themselves native speakers of Nederlands.
In many (Southern) Brabantish dialects, the singular for "egg" is "eier"
as well, (pronounced "aar"), plural "eieren" ("aren").

Could you give me another reason why you think that the "makers" of
Afrikaans were no native Dutch speakers?

Kind greetings,

Luc Hellinckx

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