Zelandish Lexicon
A, a
ack /ak/ but, conjunction
afinde /ə'fɪndə/ to discover (afand)
agon /ə'gɔn/ gone, past particle
also /'alsɔ/ also, adverb
an /an/ a, an, one, indefinite article
and /and/ and, conjunction
areie /ə'ɹe:jə/ to read out (areed)
B, b
be /bə/ by, preposition
be /be:/ be, verb
beek /be:k/ books, plural noun
bejette /bə'jɛtə/ to get
ben /bɛn/ to be (em, ert, is, sinde, wes, wie, weern, sie, sien)
berne /'bɛɹnə/ to burn (ik barn, jeburne)
bibliodeeke /'bɪbliəde:kə/ library
bicge /'bɪdʒə/ to buy (jeboüt)
bloestom, -s /'blœstəm/ blossom, noun
boekfoedder /'bœ:kfœ:dəɹ/ bookcase
bottom /'bɔ:təm/ blottom, noun
brouke /'brʉ:kə/ to use
burgsted /'bʊɹstəd/ city
C, c
chirn /tʃɪɹn/ to return
coudlik /'kʉ:dlɪk/ certainly
culfer, -n /kɔ:lfeɹ/ dove, noun
cumme /'kʊmə/ to come (coem, coemme)
cunne /kʊnə/ to try
D, d
de that, what, relative pronoun
deel /de:l/ part, noun
deer /de:ɹ/ there, pronoun
deg /dɛ/ day
dende /'dɛndə/ while, conjunction
det /dɛt/ the, that, this, definite and demonstrative article
dette /'dɛtə/ what, relative pronoun subject/direct object form
do...do... /dɔ:/ when...then..., adverbial construction
don de /dɔ:n də/ when, relative adverb
dregje /'dɹɛjə/ to feel (ik dreeg)
dur /dʊɹ/ door
dûr /dʉ:ɹ/ through, preposition
durl /dʊɹl/ hole, noun
dûrwunne /dʉ:ɹ'wʊnə/ to continue
dweel /dwe:l washing, noun
E, e
eedmeg /'e:dmə/ perhaps, adverb
eek /e:k/ including
eer /e:ɹ/ before (in time), preposition
eerst /e:ɹst/ first, ordinal number
efest /'ɛfəst/ religious
eft /ɛft/ again, adverb
efter /'ɛftəɹ/ after, preposition
eftern /'ɛftəɹn/ later, adverb
eiturl /'ɛɪtʊɹl/ window
eld /ɛld/ old
elo /'e:lɔ:/ oh, exclamation
erd /ɛɹd/ land, homeland
erde, -n /'ɛɹdə/ earth, noun
et /ɛt/ at, preposition
F, f
for /fɔ:ɹ/ for, preposition
farspeckend /far'sprɛkənd/ telephone, noun, phone is more common.
feeringe /'fe:riŋə/ suddenly, adverb
Friëdeg /friədə/ Friday
full /fʊl/ very, adverb
G, g
gjoed /jœ:d/ good, adjective
gleed /gle:d/ piece of coal or charcoal
god /gɔd/ god (generally not written with a capital g, even when a proper noun)
gon /gɔn/ to go (eed, eië, jegon, agon)
H, h
hebbe /'hɛbə/ to have
heló /'he:lɔ:/ hello, exclamation
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
Helend /'he:lənd/ proper name, Jesus, Saviour
hicge /hɪdʒə/ to think
hit /hɪt/ it, third person neuter singular pronoun
hotte /'hɔ:tə/ to call (heet)
hy /hi:/ he, third person masculine singular pronoun
I, i
in /ɪn/ in
interpetting /'ɪntəɹpɛtɪŋ/ dancing, verbal noun
is /ɪs/ is, 3s present
ivel /'i:vəl/ bad, adjective
J, j
jecoemme /jə'kœmə/ come, past particle
jedoen /jə'dœn/ done, past participle
jeer /je:ɹ/ year
jegon /jə'gɔn/ gone, past participle
jehelding /jə'hɛlding/ maintenance
jelieke /jə'li:kə/ to please, weak verb
jelimp /jə'lɪmp/ event
jestern /'jɛstərn/ yesterday, adverb
jewende /jə'wɛndə/ to return
jieme /'ji:mə/ to watch over, look after, care for, weak verb, transitive
Jobson /'jɔ:bsɔn/ proper name, surname, family name
Johannes /jɔ:'hanəs/ proper name, masculine first name (Johannem after a preposition)
K, k
kieping /'ki:pɪŋ/ sale, noun
L, l
lace /'lasə/ lace
land /land/ country (as opposed to city)
lieke /'li:kə/ to like, to please, weak verb
littel /'lɪtəl/ to reduce, decrease, weak verb (litteld)
loeke /'lœkə/ to look, weak verb
M, m
macking /'makiŋ/ making, verbal noun
mann /man/ man, noun
mavel /'mavəl/ to speak, especially formally, to make a speech, weak verb
messedâs /'mɛsəda:s/ mass days, holy days, holidays, in the last sense it has been largely replaced by wecke, watch, vigil.
mett /mɛt/ mat, carpet
mid /mɪd/ with
moeiër /'mœ:jəɹ/ mother, noun
morn /mɔ:ɹn/ morning
N, n
neese /'ne:zə/ to visit, weak verb
nie /ni:/ not, adverb
niet /ni:t/ night
niew /niʊ/ new
no /nɔ:/ no, exclamation
nutt /nʊt/ use, noun
O, o
okse /'ɔksə/ to ask, weak verb
oup /ʉ:p/ up, adverb
our, -n /ʉ:r/ our, 1pl possessive pronoun
oute /ʉ:tə/ outside, about, without, adverb
R, r
reding /ɹe:diŋ/ reading, lesson, noun
reekels /'ɹe:kəls/ incense, noun
regn /ɹɛn/ rain, noun
rerd /ɹɛɹd/ voice, noun
riene /ɹi:nə/ to rain (hit rient)
S. s
schie /ʃi:/ shall, will (schold)
schilling, -s /'ʃɪliŋ/ a coin equivalent of a New Zealand 10c.
secge /'sɛdʒə/ to say, to mention (the usual word for 'to say' is cweie)
seen /se:n/ to see; seen, past particle
seruw, -0 /'sɛrʉ:/ tool(s), equipment, gear
sinde /'sɪndə/ are, pl.present
sleepern /'sle:pəɹn/ bedroom, sleeping quarters
smegjing /'smɛjiŋ/ examination, exam
so /sɔ:/ so, as, conjunction
songtied /'sɔŋti:d/ time for singing
spendcartspurte /'speŋkaɹtspʊɹte/ wastepaperbasket
sprecke /'spɹɛkə/ to speak, talk (spreck, spreeke)
spurte, -n /'spʊɹtə/ basket, noun
sum /sʊm/ some, indefinite article
sy /si/ she, feminine third person pronoun
T, t
tell /tɛl/ to tell, weak verb (teld)
tellend /'tɛlənd/ narrator
time /'ti:mə/ time, noun
tinke /'ti:ŋkə/ to appear, to seem (toût /təʊt/)
toe /tœ/ to
toedeg /'tœ:də/ today, adverb
toejeens /'tœ:jəns/ on the way (to)
toever /'tœvəɹ/ second, other
twentig /'twɛnti/
U, u
um /ʊm/ about, preposition
W, w
waië /'wajə/ to go (ik jewoed, I went)
weene /'we:nə/ to expect
weër /weəɹ/ weather
weg /wɛ/ way
welneê /'wɛlne:/ almost, adverb
werd /wɛɹd/ worth, predicate adjective; price, noun
werde /wɛɹdə/ to become (jeworde)
werk /wɛɹk/ work, noun
werkcreftig /'wɛɹkkɹɛfti:/ mechanical
werpe /'wɛɹpə/ to throw (ik warp, wurp)
wes /wɛz/ was, third person singular past tense
wie /wi/ to want (wold)
wief /wif/ woman
wielo /'wilɔ/ for a while, adverb
wierd /wi:ɹd/ fate
wilk /wɪlk/ which, interrogative adjective
win /wɪn/ friend, used to mean fiance
winter /'wɪntɘɹ/ winter
witte /'wɪtə/ to know (wiss)
wrenkwered /'ɹɛŋkwɛɹəd/ trick-or-treaters, plural noun
wuck /wʊk/ week
wuder /'wʊdəɹ/ woodsman, forester
wy /wi/ we, first person plural pronoun
