Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Jersey Dutch was an archaic Dutch dialect formerly spoken in and around Bergen and Passaic counties in New Jersey from the late 17th century until the early 20th century. It may have been a partial creole language based on Zeelandic and West Flemish Dutch dialects with English and possibly some elements of Lenape.Jersey Dutch was spoken by the descendants of Dutch settlers in New Jersey, and by their Black slaves and free people of color also residing in that region, as well as the mixed race people known as the Ramapough Mountain Indians. A variety of this dialect, referred to by Jersey Dutch speakers as neger-dauts (\"Negro Dutch\", not to be confused with the Dutch creole Negerhollands) was spoken only by the Black population. It was distinguished from Jersey Dutch by pronunciation and grammar, reflecting African linguistic retentions, e.g. an overall decline in inflection, apparently including a loss of past tense verb forms, due to isolation from other Dutch speakers and contact with English-speaking settlers.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 daardoor raakte hij arm.Hij dacht aan thuis en zijn vaders plek.Toen zei hij: ik zal naar huis gaan. Mijn vader heeft genoeg.In English:A man had two sons. One stayed at home; the other left home to make his fortune. He was not content at home and therefore he became poor. He thought about home and his father's place. Then he said: I shall go home. My father has plenty.From: A text in Jersey Dutch Dr J. Dyneley Prince, 1910."@en }
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- Jersey_Dutch abstract "Jersey Dutch was an archaic Dutch dialect formerly spoken in and around Bergen and Passaic counties in New Jersey from the late 17th century until the early 20th century. It may have been a partial creole language based on Zeelandic and West Flemish Dutch dialects with English and possibly some elements of Lenape.Jersey Dutch was spoken by the descendants of Dutch settlers in New Jersey, and by their Black slaves and free people of color also residing in that region, as well as the mixed race people known as the Ramapough Mountain Indians. A variety of this dialect, referred to by Jersey Dutch speakers as neger-dauts (\"Negro Dutch\", not to be confused with the Dutch creole Negerhollands) was spoken only by the Black population. It was distinguished from Jersey Dutch by pronunciation and grammar, reflecting African linguistic retentions, e.g. an overall decline in inflection, apparently including a loss of past tense verb forms, due to isolation from other Dutch speakers and contact with English-speaking settlers.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 daardoor raakte hij arm.Hij dacht aan thuis en zijn vaders plek.Toen zei hij: ik zal naar huis gaan. Mijn vader heeft genoeg.In English:A man had two sons. One stayed at home; the other left home to make his fortune. He was not content at home and therefore he became poor. He thought about home and his father's place. Then he said: I shall go home. My father has plenty.From: A text in Jersey Dutch Dr J. Dyneley Prince, 1910.".