Gronings - Area

Area

The name Gronings can be perfectly geographically defined. The dialect in the north of the province of Drenthe (Noordenvelds) is so strongly related that most linguists see it as part of Gronings. The dialect of the southeast, called Veenkoloniaals, is alike on both sides of the Groningen-Drenthe border. In the Frisian municipality of Kollumerland, the western dialect called Westerkwartiers is also spoken, as well as a separate Groningen dialect called Kollumerpompsters. The latter is spoken in the Frisian village of Kollumerpomp and has more West Frisian influences, while most Groningen dialects have a strong East Frisian influence.

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