Zelandish Lexicon

A, a

ack /ak/ but, conjunction

agon /ə'gɔn/ gone, past particle

an /an/ a, an, one, indefinite article

and /and/ and, conjunction

B, b

bloestom, -s /'blœstəm/ blossom, noun

C, c

cumme /'cʊmə/ to come (coem, coemme)

culfer, -n /cɔlfeɹ/ dove, noun

D, d

deer /de:ɹ/ there, pronoun

det /dɛt/ the, that, this, definite and demonstrative article

don de /dɔn də/ when, relative adverb

E, e

eftern /'ɛftəɹn/ later, adverb

eiturl /'ɛɪtʊɹl/ window

eld /ɛld/ old

erd /ɛɹd/ land, homeland

erde, -n /'ɛɹdə/ earth, noun

et /ɛt/ at, preposition

F, f

for /fɔɹ/ for, preposition

H, h

heedern /he:dəɹn/ storehouse, storeroom (an early word for a shop, now replaced by schoppe, except as a proper noun, where it refers to a local franchise chain.)

heerd /he:ɹd/ heard, past participle

I, i

in /ɪn/ in

is /ɪʑ/ is, 3s present

J, j

jecoemme /jə'kœmə/ come, past particle

jedoen /jə'dœn/ done, past participle

jegon /jə'gɔn/ gone, past participle

jestern /'jɛstərn/ yesterday, adverb

jewende /jə'wɛndə/ to return

K, k

kieping /'ki:pɪŋ/ sale, noun

L, l

littel /lɪtəl/ to reduce, decrease, weak verb (litteld)

loeke /'lœkə/ to look, weak verb

N, n

nie /ni/ not, adverb

O, o

our, -n /ʉ:r/ our, 1pl possessive pronoun

R, r

regn /ɹɛn/ rain, noun

rerd /ɹɛɹd/ voice, noun

S. s

schie /ʃi/ shall, will (schold)

schilling, -s /ʃɪlɪŋ/ a coin equivalent of a New Zealand 10c.

seen /se:n/ seen, past particle

sinde /'sɪndə/ are, pl.present

songtied /'sɔŋti:d/ time for singing

spurte, -n /'spʊɹtə/ basket, noun

sy /si/ she, feminine third person pronoun

T, t

tell /tɛl/ to tell, weak verb (teld)

twentig /'twɛnti/

W, w

welneê /'wɛlne:/ almost, adverb

werd /wɛɹd/ worth, predicate adjective; price, noun

wes /wɛz/ was, third person singular past tense

wie /wi/ to want (wold)

wief /wif/ woman

winter /'wɪntɘɹ/ winter