tussentaal

Dutch

Etymology

From tussen (“between”) +‎ taal (“language”).

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Noun

tussentaal f (plural tussentalen, diminutive tussentaaltje n)

  1. (Belgium) Any variety of colloquial speech intermediate between standard Flemish and local dialects, typically fairly close to the former but with certain grammatical deviances (use of gij and its verb forms, distinction of the masculine gender etc.).
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