The Hague dialect
Dutch dialect of The Hague / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hague dialect (Standard Dutch: Haags, het Haagse dialect; The Hague dialect: Haags, et Haagse dialek) is a dialect of Dutch mostly spoken in The Hague. It differs from Standard Dutch almost exclusively in pronunciation.[1][2]
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The Hague dialect | |
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Haags | |
Pronunciation | [ɦaːχs] |
Native to | Netherlands |
Region | The Hague, Zoetermeer |
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ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
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It has two subvarieties:[3][further explanation needed]
- Low-class plat Haags, generally spoken roughly south of the Laan van Meerdervoort;
- More posh dàftig, Haegs or bekakt Haags, generally spoken roughly north of the Laan van Meerdervoort.