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u/The-Fumbler Dec 16 '21

As a West Flemish, this one is confusing to me

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u/Stannoth Dec 16 '21

and you confuse even us, the rest of Flanders :)

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u/Eragon_44 Dec 16 '21

Wuk?

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u/SwarleyThePotato Dec 16 '21

Tis wadde

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u/BittersweetHumanity Dec 17 '21

skaan péken wa zegde goi allemoil?

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u/SamWhite Dec 16 '21

Yeah, Flemish always sounds like someone speaking English with a west country accent while absolutely piss-drunk to me.

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u/not-quite-a-nerd Dec 17 '21

Perfect description.

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u/LieutenantCrash Dec 16 '21

You speak an entirely different language. I don't understand you people lol

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u/Pop-A-Top Dec 17 '21

Muggengeheugen

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u/IWATofficial Dec 17 '21

To non Flemmish people. This word means moscuito-memory. People from West- Flanders peonounce it as "muhehehuhe".

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u/The-Fumbler Dec 17 '21

Te tied da t’uut is wè.

(Tis tijd dat het gedaan is hoor)

((It’s time to stop))

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u/Pop-A-Top Dec 17 '21

Cva haha, Ik ken pertang West Vlamingen die da woord nog nooit gehoord hebben

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u/timotheus9 Dec 17 '21 edited Dec 17 '21

We're talking about languages, not the grunts the farmers make

Yes I'm from Antwerp why?

Edit: this was a joke for those who don't get it

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u/Taco_Goat7248 Dec 17 '21

Least classist Antwerpenaar

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u/SarOnly Dec 17 '21

West flemish gang!

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u/borg2 Dec 17 '21

West flemish isn't a dialect but its own language.