Modderschproëk

Limburgish edit

Alternative forms edit

mojertaal (widespread). See there for more alternative forms.

Etymology edit

Compound of Modder (“mother”) +‎ Schproëk (“language”). Possibly a loan translation of Latin lingua materna.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmo.dəʁˌʃpʁɔə̯k/
Hyphenation: Mod‧der‧schproëk
Rhymes: -ɔə̯k

Noun edit

Modderschproëk f (plural Modderschproëke)

(Eupen) mother tongue; native language
(Eupen, linguistics) ancestor language (language from which another is derived)

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