Borain
| Borain | |
|---|---|
| borégn | |
| Native to | Belgium |
| Region | Borinage |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Borain is an oil language spoken in the Belgian region of Borinage.[1]
Geographic distribution[edit]
The Borain sprachraum does not exactly correspond to the geographical boundaries of Borinage. Of the 18 localities that constitute it, only 9 of them can be considered as belonging to the same dialectal group: Cuesmes, Flénu, Jemappes, Pâturages, Quaregnon, Warquignies, Wasmes and Wasmuël. Also, Borain is absolutely uniform in only 3 villages: Pâturages, Wasmes and Quaregnon. In the last century, particularisms made it possible to identify the speaker's place of origin.
Three Boran dialectal groups can be distinguished. The differences between these groups can be highlighted by observing the conjugation of the verb canté (to sing), in the imparfait and conditional present tense.
A first group, located in the northern part of Borinage which includes: Flénu, Jemappes, Pâturages, Quaregnon, Saint-Ghislain, Warquignies, Wasmes and Wasmuël :
Differences must be observed within this first group and three subgroups must be distinguished:
- first subgroup : Flénu and Jemappes.
- second subgroup : Quaregnon and Wasmuël.
- third subgroup : Wasmes, Warquignies and Pâturages.
| 1st subgroup | 2nd subgroup | 3rd subgroup |
|---|---|---|
| Dj'cantos | Dj'cantos | De cantos |
| Tu cantos | Tu cantos | Tu cantos |
| I cantot | I cantot | I cantot |
| Nos cantinnes | Nos cantennes | Nos cantonnes |
| Vos cantétes | Vos cantétes | Vos cantétes |
| I cantinne | I cantoête | I cantonte |
| 1st subgroup | 2nd subgroup | 3rd subgroup |
|---|---|---|
| Dj'cantros | Dj'cantros | De cantros |
| Tu cantros | Tu cantros | Tu cantros |
| I cantrot | I cantrot | I cantrot |
| Nos cantrinnes | Nos cantrennes | Nos cantronnes |
| Vos cantrétes | Vos cantrétes | Vos cantrétes |
| I cantrinne | I cantroête | I cantronte |
A second group, in the east: Cuesmes, Eugies, Frameries and La Bouverie.
| Dju cantoû |
| Tu cantoûs |
| I cantoût |
| Nos cantinnes |
| Vos cantée |
| I cantinne |
| Dju cantroû |
| Tu cantroûs |
| I cantroût |
| Nos cantrinnes |
| Vos cantrée |
| I cantrinne |
And a third group, in the west: Boussu, Dour, Élouges and Hornu, in which two subgroups can be distinguished:
- first subgroup : Boussu and Hornu.
- second subgroup : Élouges and Dour.
| 1st subgroup | 2nd subgroup |
|---|---|
| J'cantwé | J'canteus |
| Tu cantwés | Tu canteus |
| I cantwét | I canteut |
| Nos cantwétes | Nos canteutes |
| Vos cantwétes | Vos canteutes |
| I cantwéte | I canteute |
| 1st subgroup | 2nd subgroup |
|---|---|
| J'cantrwé | J'cantreus |
| Tu cantrwés | Tu cantreus |
| I cantrwét | I cantreut |
| Nos cantrwétes | Nos cantreutes |
| Vos cantrwétes | Vos cantreutes |
| I cantrwéte | I cantreute |
The final "s" are generally silent.
References[edit]
- ↑ Roland Coulon (1992). L'Alion de Colfontaine (in français). Saint-Ghislain: Cercle d'histoire et d'archéologie de Saint-Ghislain et de la region. p. 3. Search this book on
Bibliography[edit]
Alain Jouret, 1914-1918 dans la région de Mons-Borinage. En patois et en images, Saint-Ghislain, 2018, 512 p. (Publication extraordinaire du Cercle d'histoire et d'archéologie de Saint-Ghislain et de la région, 17).
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