Consonants

Symbol IPA
anlaut inlaut auslaut
barke [b] [p]
kachel, lucht [x]
dag, evraagd [d] [t]
kalf [f]
vlége, dwarg [ɣ] [x]
rogge [g]
hand [ɦ]
jaar [j]
kanne [k]
land, vel [l] [ɫ]
muel [m]
nagaan [n]
kœning [ŋ]
pêrd [p]
quaad [kʋ]
róeren [r]
swaar, glas [z] [s]
schulte [sx]~[sk]
visk [s]
tyd [t]
vyve [v]
wagen [ʋ] 1
wryven [vr]~[fr]
seizen [s]

Vowels and diphthongs

Symbol IPA
closed open
katte, rasen [ɑ] [ɔː]
wâter [a̝ː]
draad [ɔː]
edraid, drayen [aːi̯]
blauw [ɑu̯]
setten, schere [ɛ] [eː]
vrézen [iː] 2
lêsen [ɛː] 3
steen, see [eː]
déép [iː] 2
seizen, ey [ɛi̯]
streuwen [øːi̯]
spinne [ɪ]
pot, lopen [ɔ] [oː]
kóke [uː]
ôver [ɔː] 4
dörven [œ]
hoeren [øː]
sóeken [yː]
mœle [œː]
gloeid, gloeyen [y:i̯]
brood [oː]
vóót [uː]
vrouwe [ɑu̯]
strow [oː]
schów [uː]
hund [o]
rügge [ʏ]
hues [uː] 5
kruiz [yː]
buwen [ɑu̯]
ys [iː]
sylver [ɪ]


1 Vereinzelt [b].

2 In Dalfsen in Overijssel auch [əi].

3 In Laren und Rijssen [eɛ].

4 Teilweise auch kurz [ɔ] oder [œ].

5 In Overijssel teilweise [yː].