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  2. Maastrichtian dialect - Wikipedia

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    Bilingual street sign in Maastricht: Achter de Oude Minderbroeders is Dutch, Achter d'n Awwe Minnebreure is Maastrichtian. Maatrichtian being a city dialect, the terminology "Maastrichtian" (Mestreechs) is practically limited to the municipal borders, with the exception of some places within the Maastrichtian municipality where the spoken dialects are in fact not Maastrichtian.

  3. Maastrichtian dialect phonology - Wikipedia

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    The possible short vowel+glide sequences in the Maastrichtian dialect are /yj, uj, ɔj, æj, ɑj, iw, ɑw, æw/. The long vowel+glide sequences are /eːj, øːj, oːj, ɶːj, ɒːj, aːj/ . The labial /w/ combines only with short vowels, whereas the palatal /j/ can be preceded by both short and long vowels.

  4. Dutch dialects and varieties - Wikipedia

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    Nowadays, there are only a few semi-speakers of these dialects left, or the dialect went extinct already. New Jersey, in particular, had an active Dutch community with a highly divergent dialect spoken as recently as the 1950s, the Jersey Dutch dialect. In Pella, Iowa, the Pella Dutch dialect is spoken. There were only a few speakers in 2011.

  5. List of language proficiency tests - Wikipedia

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    The following is a non-exhaustive list of standardized tests that assess a person's language proficiency of a foreign/secondary language. Various types of such exams exist per many languages—some are organized at an international level even through national authoritative organizations, while others simply for specific limited business or study orientation.

  6. Limburgish - Wikipedia

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    In the dialect of Geleen, /eː/ is realized as [iɛ] and /oː/ as [ɔː]. In many dialects such as that of Maastricht and Sittard, the long vowel /aː/ in Dutch cognates is most of the time realized as [ɒː], as in nao ("after", "to, towards"). The Standard Dutch equivalents are na [naː] and naar [naːr].

  7. Maastricht - Wikipedia

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    In the late 18th century the language gained a powerful position as the judicial and administrative language, and throughout the following century it was the preferred language of the upper classes. Between 1851 and 1892 a Francophone newspaper ( Le Courrier de la Meuse ) was published in Maastricht. [ 25 ]

  8. New test may predict which IBD patients have higher ... - AOL

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    Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research in London have developed a new test that can predict colorectal cancer risk in people with IBD with more than 90% accuracy.

  9. Hoge Brug - Wikipedia

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    The Hoge Brug (pronounced [ˈɦoːɣə ˈbrʏx]; Dutch for 'high bridge'), also known by its Maastrichtian dialect name Hoeg Brögk (pronounced [ɦuɣ ˈbʀœk]), is a pedestrian and cycle bridge that spans the Meuse (Dutch: Maas) in Maastricht, Netherlands.