(12-04-2021, 05:24 AM)ReneZ wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I have been told that it is easier for people from West-Vlaanderen (the province of West Flanders)
More like Middle Dutch is easier to understand than West Vlaams
It's probably true, especially since one of the most commonly read works, the Reynaert, is in a western dialect. I wonder though if the advantage still holds for the younger generations, who are increasingly growing up with a regional form of standard Dutch rather than a full dialect.