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An example of Jersey Dutch:

En kääd'l had twî jongers; de êne blêv täus;

de andere xong vôrt f'n häus f'r en stat.

Hai waz nît tevrêde täus en dârkîs tû râkni arm.

Hai dogti ôm dat täus en z'n vâders pläk.

Tû zaide: äk zal na häus xâne. Main vâder hät plänti.

In standard modern Dutch:

Een man had twee jongens; de ene bleef thuis;

de andere ging voort van huis voor een vermogen.

Hij was niet tevreden thuis en hij werd daardoor arm.

Hij dacht aan thuis en zijn vaders plaats.

Toen zei hij: ik zal naar huis gaan. Mijn vader heeft overvloed.

In English: The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

A man had two sons. The one stayed at home;

the other went abroad from home to make his fortune.

He was not content at home and therefore then he became poor.

He thought about it at home and his father's place.

Then said: I shall go home. My father has plenty.

From: A text in Jersey Dutch Dr J. Dyneley Prince, 1910; via Radio Netherlands.

Note 1: Duits means German in modern Dutch, but in many older contexts refers to the Netherlands or the Dutch language. See Dietsch for more information. Dutch (Nederlands   listen?) is a West Germanic, Low German language spoken worldwide by around 24 million people, mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. ... Dietsch (Diets in modern Dutch) is a term used to distinguish the southern dialects in the Middle Dutch language. ...

External links

• Handboek der Nederlandsche taal: Deel I. De sociologische structuur der Nederlandsche taal I. Jac. van Ginneken. L.C.G. Malmberg, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. 1928. Chapter 10: Het Amerikaansch. (in Dutch)