| Drèents, Drents, Dreins | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Netherlands |
| Region | Drenthe and a strip of Overijssel just south of Drenthe |
| Native speakers | About half the population of Drenthe (total 483.173) and a number of people in Overijssel (date missing) |
| Language family |
Indo-European
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| Official status | |
| Official language in | the Netherlands (as part of Low Saxon) |
| Regulated by | Provincial States of Drenthe (spelling) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | drt |
Drèents (also Dreins, Dreints, Drents, Drints; Dutch: Drents) is a collective term for the dialects spoken in Drenthe, a province of the Netherlands. The dialects, which are still spoken by half the population of Drenthe, are Dutch Low Saxon variants.
All Drenthe dialects are classified as Dutch Low Saxon. The dialects from the north and the east (see below: 'Noordenvelds' and 'Veenkoloniaals') are usually considered to be Gronings, the dialects from the south-west are 'Stellingwerfs', and the dialects in a few villages along the southern border with the Grafschaft Bentheim (Germany) are considered to be Sallaans (because they have an umlaut in the diminutives).
The foundation Stichting Drentse Taol distinguishes seven main variants of Drèents within the province, based upon the research made by G.H. Kocks, the main editor of the Woordenboek der Drentse Dialecten (Dictionary of the Drèents Dialects):
It also can be divided into Midden-Drents and Zuid-Drents.
| Emmen dialect: | We moet'n nie zo haast'n. |
| Standard Dutch: | We hoeven ons niet zo te haasten. |
| English: | We do not have to hurry. |
| Northern Drenthe: | ain | twai | drai | vaier | vief | zes | zeum | aacht | neegn | tien |
| Southwest Drenthe: | iene | tweie | dreie | veere | vieve | zesse | zeum | achte | neegn | tiene |
| Standard Dutch: | een | twee | drie | vier | vijf | zes | zeven | acht | negen | tien |
| English: | one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten |
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