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Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian hwelk, from Proto-West Germanic , from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz. Cognates include West Frisian hokker and German welcher.
Pronunciation
Determiner
wäkker (feminine wäkke, neuter wäkker, plural wäkke)
- which?
- Wäkke Pille kjust du? Ju rode of ju blaue? ― Which pill do you choose? The red one or the blue one?
- which
- Iek weet wäkke Pille iek skäl kjoze: Ju blaue! ― I know which pill I'll choose: The blue one!
Pronoun
wäkker (feminine wäkke, neuter wäkker, plural wäkke)
- which (one)?
- Man wäkke is ju grootste? Ju rode? ― But which one is the biggest? The red one?
- which (one)
- Dät is mie gliek, wäkke ju grootste is. ― I don't care which one is the biggest.
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “wäkker”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN