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Brusselian (also known as Brusseleer, Brusselair, Brusseleir, Marols or Marollien) is a Dutch dialect native to Brussels, Belgium.It is essentially a heavily-Francisized Brabantian Dutch dialect [1] [2] that incorporates a sprinkle of Spanish loanwords dating back to the rule of the Low Countries by the Habsburgs (1519–1713).
The urban dialects of the Randstad, which are Hollandic dialects, do not diverge from standard Dutch very much, but there is a clear difference between the city dialects of Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam and Utrecht. In some rural Hollandic areas, more authentic Hollandic dialects are still being used, especially north of Amsterdam.
The traditional Brabantian dialect of Brussels (known as Brusselian, and also sometimes referred to as Marols or Marollien) was widely spoken in the Marolles until the 20th century. [2] It still survives among a small minority of inhabitants called Brusseleers [2] (or Brusseleirs), many of them quite bi- and multilingual in French and Dutch. [3 ...
Bilingual French and Dutch street signs in Brussels Area where the Brabantian dialect is spoken. The Francization of Brussels refers to the evolution, over the past two centuries, [1] [2] of this historically Dutch-speaking city [1] [3] [4] into one where French has become the majority language and lingua franca. [5]
Dutch is the most spoken primary language of Belgium and the official language of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region (merged to Flanders). Along with French, it is an official language of the Brussels-Capital Region. The main Dutch dialects spoken in Belgium are Brabantian, West Flemish, East Flemish, and Limburgish.
Brusselian: Heavily-Francisized Brabantian Dutch dialect that incorporates a sprinkle of Spanish loanwords. [2] Beulemans: Heavily-Dutchified Belgian French dialect. [2] Named after the play Le Mariage de M lle Beulemans. Marollian: Picard dialect heavily influenced by Dutch and French. [2] Originating in the Marolles/Marollen neighbourhood of ...
The original dialect of Brussels (known as Brusselian, and also sometimes referred to as Marols or Marollien), [51] a form of Brabantic (the variant of Dutch spoken in the ancient Duchy of Brabant) with a significant number of loanwords from French, still survives among a small minority of inhabitants called Brusseleers [52] (or Brusseleirs ...
Het Zinneke (Brusselian dialect for "the mutt"), sometimes called Zinneke Pis by analogy with Manneken Pis, is a bronze sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, erected in 1999. [1] [2] Created by Tom Frantzen, it represents a dog urinating against a bollard, along the same lines as Manneken Pis (a boy) and its derivative Jeanneke Pis (a girl).