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'Houdoe' Proven to Be the Most Popular Dialect Word in the Netherlands

Omroep Brabant24 September · 16:301 hour ago

'Houdoe' has been scientifically confirmed as the most popular dialect word in the Netherlands, receiving 143 votes out of 4,600 respondents in a survey preceding the release of the Atlas van het dialect in Nederland. Kristel Doreleijers, an author of the atlas, notes that while Brabantian dialects vary significantly between regions and generations, social media and entertainment series are helping to revitalize interest in these local languages despite fewer young people learning them at home.

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