Can Minister Hanke Bruins Slot a bit of Drenthe? This afternoon the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations was on a working visit in Drenthe and a incubator course Dreents at the Huus van de Taol should not be missing. “I have learned that Drenthe words are also used in my family,” she says.
In the Huus van de Taol, director Renate Snoeijing teaches the minister the basic principles of Drenthe. She herself grew up in Winsum in Groningen, where she soon came into contact with the dialect. “The word nephew we use for mosquitoes, the window is always on loose and the cookies are always slipperSnoeijing outlines a number of examples.
According to Bruins Slot, it is important to honor dialect, such as Drents. “You have to keep the language alive, so it is very important that young people speak it. And that 150 volunteers are active here to keep everyone involved with the Drenthe language, says something.”
Afterwards, the minister of RTV Drenthe reporter Dylan de Lange is presented with three words from Drenthe. You can see in the video whether she paid a little attention during the course.