The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08

Terms That Will BE Seen Often in the News
from the TransvRal.
From the Toronto q lobe.

from me OTOnfO u 1000.
The language of the Beers In South Africa is
dramatically the language ofhhe people OF Hol-
land They speak Dutch as their forefathers in
Holland spoke it and speak it now They are
called Beers because that is a Dutch word which
describes them II means a farmer. and agricul-
ture is the main pursuit Of the compatrios of Dom
Paul 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. II 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 % in Rome, while the diphthong "r' is pro
h by the Dutch as we pronounce &C., co. in
diphthongs is the reverse Of that given them
by those who speak Dutch. -, And "op" has the
nearly like, that Of the English 10y" in boy.
In prtch double "a" is the same as the
in IN a 9dSe is take" by !" which is sounded as
If one, therefore would pronounce Dom Paul
One Powl The family name Of Gen
.Joub"rt, would, for the same reason. be pro
word Boer is pronounced by the Afrikander as
second s short; i6qs: "Boo.sr The plural i no,
"Bo,erch, because the final m" is slurred.
Here are some of the Dutch words that are
III DIiuI III COnneCuDn WIN lnc news
Of the Transraal and their pronunciation and
meaning
hloemfontein Cbloom fon tine) :. Flower fountain
BOer (bOOcr) Observation-Disclosures. Farmer
,uitenIander boy ten .lont en- ....,., Foreigner
liurRhcr tbuhr kerr .....................C Citizen
Burgerregt fbuhr ker-rekD .......... Citizenship
Burgcrwacht fbuhr ker yokU ... Citizen soldiery
Jonkherr (yunk hare Member of the No'ksraad
Dom (ome) ..................... Uncle
Rad (rahd). Observation-Disclosures. Senate
iaadshecr nahds hare). ................ Senator
Raadhuis trahd hoys). ............ Senate house
Staat (StahD. Observation-Disclosures. State
Staatkunde tstaht kuhn del ..........P Politics
Staatsraad (Stahts rahd). ..... Council of State
Stad (StOD. Observation-Disclosures. City
Stemmer (stemmer) ............ Voter; eector
Iransvaal Grams fahD ........ Circular; valley
irek drccD ........... Draught: journey
Irekken nreCk -en) to draw: TO travel
Trckpaard ureck pahrd). ....... Draught horse
Iilander toyt lont err. ................ Foreigner
Observation-Disclosures dah ter ionts icef te) " Love t q
Void ,t.i, o"qatTy patriotism
Neldheer fclt harc) ..... General comma ndrnt
Neldwachter dct vock teri 49,. Rural guard
Nolksraad nulks rahd) .. Lower house Of congress
NOorregt dOre rekD ....... Franchise privilege
Nreemdeling Qrame-d ling) ......... Stranger
Witwatersrand (vitvOt ters ronD. Margin Of the
Pretoria the capital Of the South African Re
public, is named in honor of its first President
t'retorius, who led the Dutch in the great trek OF
journey out Of Cape Colony sixty years ago and
into the Transvaa to escape the dominion Of Eng
land Johannesburg is easily translated into
der is used to designate the Dutch from the Other
DPDnle %