Brusselian | |
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Brusseleir | |
Native to | Belgium, specifically Brussels |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
IETF | nl-u-sd-bebru |
Brusselian (also known as Brusseleer, Brusselair, Brusseleir, Marols or Marollien) is a Dutch dialect native to Brussels, Belgium. It is essentially a heavily-Francisized Brabantian Dutch dialect[1][2] that incorporates a sprinkle of Spanish loanwords dating back to the rule of the Low Countries by the Habsburgs (1519–1713).[3]
Brusselian was widely spoken in the Marolles/Marollen neighbourhood of the City of Brussels until the 20th century.[3] It still survives among a small minority of inhabitants called Brusseleers[3] (or Brusseleirs), many of them quite bi- and multilingual in French and Dutch.[4][5]
The Royal Theatre Toone, a folkloric theatre of marionettes in central Brussels, still puts on puppet plays in Brusselian.[3]
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