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==============================</font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">=======================</font></div><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><br></font>From: <span class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color:#c88900">Henry Pijffers</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:henry.pijffers@gmail.com">henry.pijffers@gmail.com</a></span></span><br>
Subject: <span class="gI">LL-L "Language varieties" 2011.06.23 (05) [EN]</span><br>
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<div><font size="2"><br>Some of you might be interested in this video about the supposedly last native speaker of Berbice Creole Dutch in Guyana:<br>
<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PH1TvEE8Vw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PH1TvEE8Vw</a><br>
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</div></div></blockquote>In the video info and in the reaction they
say that the word "dotete" is related to the Dutch word "doto". I'm
Dutch, but have to admit that I don't know the word "doto", nor have I
been able to find it, apart from it being the name of a certain sea slug
(that doesn't occur anywhere in the lowlands). Personally, I think
that's bollocks, but perhaps someone can shed a light on this?<br>
<br>cheers,<br>Henry<br><br>----------<br><br>From:
R. F. Hahn <<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>>
<br>Subject: Language varieties<br><br>Henry,<br><br>I took it as meaning that Berbice Dutch <i>doto</i> comes from Dutch <i>dood</i>, and <i>dotete</i> comes from <i>"dood dat</i>", i.e. <i>die is dood</i> 'that one is dead."<br>
<br>Apparently, the language has a preference for CVCV structure as have the surrounding languages.<br><br>Regards,<br>Reinhard/Ron<br><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888"></span></p>
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