Modderschproëk

Limburgish

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Modderschproëk f (plural Modderschproëke)

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