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Subject: Re: [S-H-RTS] Translation from Plattdeutsch
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:49:13 +0200
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The motto is not Plattdeutsch, it is (north) Frisian, and they say
"Lewer duar üs (ues) Slaav." The Frisians are not "Plattdeutsch" speaking
folks! And even the frisians have different dialects.
M.Lewerenz

schrieb:

> The motto should read "Lewer duad us Slaw" = "Rather dead than a slave".
>
> Gary Tiedemann

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• [S-H-RTS] Translation from Plattdeutsch, please by "Joan Landsberg" <>
  • Re: [S-H-RTS] Translation from Plattdeutsch, please by (Wolfgang Boock)
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    • Re: [S-H-RTS] Translation from Plattdeutsch by

      • Re: [S-H-RTS] Translation from Plattdeutsch by david strommen <>
      • RE: [S-H-RTS] Translation from Plattdeutsch by "Kelly Murdock-Billy" <>