The Hague dialect
dialect
The Hague dialect (Standard Dutch: Haags, het Haagse dialect; The Hague dialect: Haags, et Haagse dialek) is a dialect of Dutch mostly spoken in The Hague. It differs from Standard Dutch almost exclusively in pronunciation.
It has two subvarieties:
Low-class plat Haags, generally spoken roughly south of the Laan van Meerdervoort;
More posh dàftig, Haegs or bekakt Haags, generally spoken roughly north of the Laan van Meerdervoort.
Distribution
Leyenburg
Rustenburg en Oostbroek
Morgenstond
Bouwlust
Vrederust
Zuiderpark
Moerwijk
parts of Loosduinen
Kraayenstein
Houtwijk
Waldeck
Laakkwartier
Rijswijk and Voorburg are for the most part Haags-speaking.
Scheveningen has its own dialect (Schevenings), which is different than the traditional The Hague dialect. However, some people also speak The Hague dialect there, or a mixture between the Scheveningen dialect and The Hague dialect (Nieuw-Schevenings).
The dialect of Loosduinen (Loosduins) is very similar to The Hague dialect, and Ton Goeman classifies it as a separate dialect. It differs from other varieties of Haags by having a diphthongal pronunciation of /ɛi/ and /ʌu/.
Some people also speak The Hague dialect in Zoetermeer. That is because an influx of people from The Hague to Zoetermeer took place in the 1960s, multiplying the population of the latter twelve times.
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