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From: sarima@netcom.com (Stanley Friesen)
Subject: Re: Frisian and Old English
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 04:15:55 GMT
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In article <CxHHqp.Bnq@inter.nl.net>,
Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@inter.NL.net> wrote:
>
>Cheese is `tsiis' in Frisian ...

Which would be pronounced essentially the same as the English word,
despite the difference in spelling.

>"butter, brea en griene tsiis, wa't dat net sizze kin is gjin
>oprjochte Fries" -- 

Which dialect of Frisian?


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