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Tintin, c'est toi ? (a "Boerke" comic) (europe.pub)
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Flemish artist Pieter de Poortere. And I don't have the slightest idea how to pronounce "Boerke" correctly, in Flemish. Would it be like in Dutch, or a little different?

Btw, English, Flemish and Dutch are all "Low Germanic" languages as I understand it, which suggests to me why the text is so easy to read. Well, "storen" in this case means "to disturb" it seems, so slightly different there.

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[–] HeavenlySpoon@ttrpg.network 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A bit late, but the “oe” in “boerke” is the same sound as the “oo” in “moon”. The last e is a schwa sound (a short uhh). It means little farmer.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

THANK YOU. So, what do you think? Dutch or Flemish pronunciation makes more sense, here?

[–] HeavenlySpoon@ttrpg.network 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Definitely Flemish. It’s a Flemish cartoon and the -ke ending is very Flemish, the Dutch would say “Boertje”.