Veluws is a Westphalian dialect which is spoken on the

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, in the northwest of

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, in central

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. The language was recognized by the government of the

in 1996 (as part of Low Saxon).

Dialects

Veluws is usually divided into two main dialects, West-Veluws and Oost-Veluws (East Veluws), these two dialects are reasonably similar but differ in

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. For example: in Oost-Veluws it is said ('you are working') and in West-Veluws ('you are working'). West-Veluws has more influenced from

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. Typically the closer one gets to the border with Oost-Veluws, the more the dialects differ from Standard Dutch. For example, in the central part where West-Veluws is spoken ('he is standing'); in the northwestern part the corresponding phrase sounds , compared to in Oost-Veluws. The latter has more Low Saxon influence. In

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, the northeastern part where Oost-Veluws is spoken, it has more Sallandic influences.

References

Dutch Low Saxon Westphalian dialects Languages of the Netherlands Culture of Gelderland {{Germanic-lang-stub

Dialects

See also

References