Vocabulary of Twents (Tweants)


1.    mother           moor
2.    father           vaar
3.    sister           zuster
4.    brother           breur
5.    daughter           deerne
6.    son           zönne


1.    water           water
2.    fire           veur
3.    sun           zunne
4.    moon           moane
5.    wind           wiend
6.    rain           rèègn


1.    one           een
2.    two           twee
3.    three           dree
4.    four           veer
5.    five           vief
6.    six           zes


1.    cat           kat
2.    dog           hoond
3.    horse           peard
4.    cow           koo
5.    fish           viske
6.    bird           vogel
7.    tree           boom
8.    flower           blome


1.    white           wit
2.    black           zwart
3.    red           rood
4.    green           greun
5.    yellow           gel
6.    blue           blaauw
7.    grey           gries
8.    brown           broen


Dutch Low Saxon (Twents) is spoken in:

Eanske - Enschede
Oldenzel - Oldenzaal
Hengel - Hengelo
Almelo


Street Name Types in Twente, the Netherlands

Nieuwstraat (Dutch)

Middenweg (Dutch)

Eekmaatlaan (Dutch)

Ekersdijk (Dutch)

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