Drèents dialects
Drèents is a collective term for Westphalian dialects spoken in Drenthe, a province of the Netherlands. They are spoken by about half of the population of the province.
Phonology
Consonants
Dialects of Drèents
The dialects from the north and the east are somehow more related to Gronings, the dialects from the south-west are 'Stellingwerfs', and the dialects in a few villages along the southern border with the Grafschaft Bentheim are considered to be Sallaans.The Stichting Drentse Taol distinguishes seven main variants of Drèents within the province, based on the research done by G.H. Kocks, the main editor of the Woordenboek der Drentse Dialecten :
- Noordenvelds
- Veenkeloniaols
- Zuudoost-Zaand-Drèents
- Zuudoost-Veen-Drèents
- Midden-Drèents
- Zuudwest-Noord-Drèents
- Zuudwest-Zuud-Drèents