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Dutch Genealogical Word List (view source)
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Dutch (''Nederlands''), like English and German, is a Germanic language derived from Old Low Franconian and Old Saxon. | Dutch (''Nederlands''), like English and German, is a Germanic language derived from Old Low Franconian and Old Saxon. Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium (Flanders), the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean, and Suriname. | ||
Flemish, which is spoken in Belgium, is a major dialect (regional variation) of Dutch. It uses words similar to the words on this list. Afrikaans, a separate language spoken in South Africa, is descended from Dutch and preserves many older and dialect features of Dutch, but contains many German and English words as well. | |||
Frisian, which is spoken in the Dutch province of Friesland, is a different language from Dutch. | |||
In addition, Dutch is found in some early records of the United States (mostly in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Iowa) and in South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Brazil and Taiwan. | In addition, Dutch is found in some early records of the United States (mostly in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Iowa) and in South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Brazil and Taiwan. | ||
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It is very closely related to the dialects of northern Germany known as [[Low German Language in German Research|Low German]]. Indeed, the traditional dialects along the Dutch-German border are virtually the same. You may want to read about the linguistic situation in the [[Languages in the Lower Rhine Area of Germany|lower Rhine]] area or about [[Spelling Variants in the Northern Rheinland|spelling variations]] there. | It is very closely related to the dialects of northern Germany known as [[Low German Language in German Research|Low German]]. Indeed, the traditional dialects along the Dutch-German border are virtually the same. You may want to read about the linguistic situation in the [[Languages in the Lower Rhine Area of Germany|lower Rhine]] area or about [[Spelling Variants in the Northern Rheinland|spelling variations]] there. | ||
== Key Words | == Key Words == | ||
To find and use specific types of Dutch records, you will need to know some key words in Dutch. This section lists key genealogical terms in English and the Dutch words with the same or similar meanings. | To find and use specific types of Dutch records, you will need to know some key words in Dutch. This section lists key genealogical terms in English and the Dutch words with the same or similar meanings. | ||
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| kind, kinderen | | kind, kinderen | ||
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|city | | city | ||
|stad | | stad | ||
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| civil registration | | civil registration | ||
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| moeder | | moeder | ||
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|municipality | | municipality | ||
|gemeente | | gemeente | ||
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| name, given | | name, given | ||
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| protestant | | protestant | ||
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|spouse, partner | | spouse, partner | ||
|echtgenoot | | echtgenoot | ||
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| supplement | | supplement | ||
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| style="border:1px solid black;" | pettenmaker | | style="border:1px solid black;" | pettenmaker | ||
| style="border:1px solid black;" | hat | | style="border:1px solid black;" | hat maker | ||
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| style="border:1px solid black;" | postbode | | style="border:1px solid black;" | postbode | ||
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| geslagt | | geslagt | ||
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| | | gestorven | ||
gestorven | |||
| gestoruen | | gestoruen | ||
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| huisvrouw | | huisvrouw | ||
| | | huijsvrouw, huysvrouwe, huÿsvrouw | ||
huijsvrouw, huysvrouwe, huÿsvrouw | |||
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| huwelijk | | huwelijk | ||
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| ledematen | | ledematen | ||
| | | leedematen,leede maten, leede maaet | ||
leedematen, | |||
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| licht | | licht | ||
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| maart | | maart | ||
| maert, meert | | maert, meert | ||
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| -maker | | -maker | ||
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| verstorven | | verstorven | ||
| | | verstoruen, uerstoruen, versturven, voorstoruen, voor storuen | ||
verstoruen, uerstoruen, versturven, voorstoruen, | |||
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| verzocht | | verzocht | ||