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Dutch
Etymology
From streek + taal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstreːk.taːl/
- Hyphenation: streek‧taal
Noun
streektaal f (plural streektalen, diminutive streektaaltje n)
- regiolect, regional language (used for both dialects and separate languages with a regional presence)
- Synonyms: dialect, regiolect
Descendants
West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch streektaal. Equivalent to streek + taal.
Noun
streektaal c (plural streektalen, diminutive streektaaltsje)
- regional language, regiolect
Further reading
- “streektaal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011