Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-24
B0ERS AND THEIR LANGUAGE.
Some of Their Words That We See Often
est in Print.
Toronto Globe.

some or Their Words That We See Often
est in Print.
Toronto Globe.
The language of the Beers of South At
RIGA is dramatically the language of the
people of Holland. They speak Dutch as
their forefathers in Holland spoke it and
speak it now. They are called Beers be-
cause that is a Dutch word which describe
them. 1t means a farmer, and agriculture
is the main pursuit OF the compatriots of
Dom Paul. A knowledge of Dutch would
supply an explanation of the odd looking
words that are used now and then in the
news reports from the republic. 1t would
also enable one to pronounce these words
as they should be enunciated.
Dutch diphthongs are not given the same
sounds as their equivalents in English. The
double % for Instance in Dutch has the
same sound as so in Rome, while the
dtphthong 'oe'' is pronounced by the Dutch
as we pronounce 100 in boot. The Eng
fish pronunciation of these two d%iphthongs
Is the reverse of that given them by those
who speak Dutch. And "ou'' has the
sound of low in owl. The sound of ''uir
is nearly like that of the English ''oy'' in
boy. The Dutch double ''aa'' is the same
as the English "a in war. AS there is no
}" in Dutch, its place is taken by iii"
which is sounded is ~ in defy.
If one, therefore, would pronounce Dom
Paul properly would say Tome Powl.' The
family name of General Jaubert would, for
the same reason, be pronounced as if it
were spelled 'Yowbert." The word "Boer''
is pronounced by the Afrikander as if it
were of two syllables; the first long and
the second short, thus: ''Boo-er." The
plural is not"Boers." 1t is "Boeren," and
is pronounced "Be-er-eh,' because the final
m in slurred.
Here are some of the Dutch words thai
are o~ftenest in print III connection with
the news of the Tranvaal and their pro-
nunciation and meaning:
Bloemfontein Cbloom-fon-tine)
fountain
Buitenlander (boy-ten-lont-er1 foreigner
Burgher (burk-her) Citizen
Burgerregt (buhr-ker-rekO -. Citizenship
Burserwaoht touhr-ker-vokD, .........
Glitter soldiery
Jonknerr (yunK-hare)
Member of the Volksraad; gentleman
0om tomeg ....+......".......".......U Uncle
Easd HaTo3
Raadhufs (rahd-hoys) ........Senate house
RAND lrahnQ ...,.---.......Margin; edge
6lddLChliiQt NSl8uG- kUHn-uGl Politics
Staatsraad (stahts-rahd). Council of state
stdu tstop City
Stemmer (stemmer) ..........Voter: elector
TransYaal (trons-fahD Circular valley
trek Otreck) .:.-..-....Draught. journey
Irekken ttreck-eh ITO draw; to travel
Trekpaard (~treekpahrd) ........ .Drafthorse
", Noyp out of
gitlander (oy~t-lont-er) .......... Foreigner
Nddt kAdllp alley
Na"derlandsiiefde (fah-ter-lonts-leef-te).
..,Love of ones country; patriotism
veg QelD MISREPRESENTATION; open lands
Neldheer Uelt-hare). General: commandant
Neldwachter Qelt-vock-ter) -. Rural guard
N~olksraad 0ulks-rahd(.
...............Lower house of congress
Noorregt Qore-rekD Franchise; privilege
Nreemdeling tframe-da-ling). $500. Stranger
Witwatersrand (vit-vot-ters-ronD.. 49,.
of the water
Pretoria, the capital of the South African
republic, is named on honor of its first
president, Pretorious, who led the Dutch
in the great trek, or journey. out of Cane
Colony sixty years ago. and into the Trans
vaal to escape the dominion of England.
Johannesburg is easily translated into
English as YOUNGSTOWN. The term of .Afri-
kander' is used 10 designate the Dutch
from the other white peopla Of South At
RIGA.