Re: strange word in Dutch language

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Erik Smit" <cuergomamotorist@...> wrote:

>
> Beautiful is in the Dutch language "mooi". In German beautiful is
> schoen and in Flemish "schoon".
>
> The word "mooi"is a typical word from the north of the Netherlands.
> It is used in German coast countries like Oldenburg, Sleeswijk-
> Holstein till the Danish border. It does not exist in the Scandina-
> vian language.

Erh, which one is that?


Lerchner disagrees with you on the subject of the distrubution of
'mooi', according to him it occurs only to the west of a major
linguistic boundary along the IJssel river.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IJssel
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/59211


Torsten