Mooring (North Frisian dialect)

Mooring
Bökingharde Frisian
Böökinghiirder frasch

Bilingual town sign (German-Mooring) in Niebüll
Native to Germany
Region Bökingharde, Nordfriesland
Native speakers
 (no estimate available)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 –
Glottolog moor1245[1]
Linguasphere 52-ACA-eab[2]

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North Frisian dialects

Mooring or Bökingharde Frisian (Böökinghiirder frasch) is a dialect of the North Frisian language spoken in Niebüll and the amt of Bökingharde in the German region of North Frisia. The name Mooring refers to the Risum Bog (Risem Moor or Risem Måår). The dialect forms part of the mainland group of North Frisian dialects.[3]

Mooring is often used as a North Frisian lingua franca, especially on the internet, and there is a Mooring Frisian primary school in Risum-Lindholm.

Orthography

letter(s) value(s) in IPA notes
a a
aa aː
ai ai
au au
ä ɛ
ää ɛː
äi ɛi
å ʌ
åå ʌː
b b
ch x
d d
dj dj
e ɛ, ə Schwa when unstressed.
ee eː
f f
g ɡ, w, j "g" is /w/ or /j/ or dropped between vowels
h h
i i, ɪ
ii iː
j j
k k
l l
lj lj
m m
n n
ng ŋ
nj nj
o ɔ
oo ɔː
ou ɔu
ö œ
öi œi
öö œː
p p
r ʀ
s s, z "s" is always /s/ in initial position, /z/ between vowels
sch ʃ
t t
tj tj
u ʊ
uu uː
ü ʏ
üü yː
w v

References

  1. ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Mooringer". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  2. ↑ "b" (PDF). The Linguasphere Register. p. 142. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Boekingharde" (in German). Nordfriisk Instituut. Retrieved 2 September 2012.

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