Kerkrade dialect

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Kerkrade dialect (natively Kirchröadsj plat [ˈkeʁəçˌʁœətʃ ˈplɑt]^[tone?] or simply Kirchröadsj, literally 'Kerkradish', Limburgish: Kirkräödsj [ˈkɪʀ(ə)kˌʀœːtʃ],^[tone?] Standard Dutch: Kerkraads, Standard German: (die) Mundart von Kerkrade^[3] meaning (the) dialect of Kerkrade) is a Ripuarian dialect spoken in Kerkrade and its surroundings, including Herzogenrath in Germany.^[1] It is spoken in all social classes, but the variety spoken by younger people in Kerkrade is somewhat closer to Standard Dutch.^[4][5]

The name Ripuarisch is strictly a scientific term on both sides of the border. Especially on the Dutch side of the border, the speakers of the Kerkrade dialect consider it to be a Limburgish dialect (see Southeast Limburgish dialect) and call it Limburgsj [ˈlembøʁəçʃ]^[tone?] ('Limburgish'), Kirchröadsj ('Kerkradish') or simply plat ('dialect').^{[citation needed]}