Rhine Franconian names

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Names of persons are usually given with the definite article. We distinguish several cases:

• for women:
  • If only a first name is given, you just add a neuter definite article in front: es Hilde (Hilde)
  • If a last name is given, the first name is mentioned after the genitive form of the surname: Bëgasch Hilde (Hilde Becker)
  • If a last name is given with a title (which is rarer), the order is article - "Frau" - title - surname: dî Frau Bëga (Ms Becker), dî Frau Dogda Maia (Dr Meyer)
• for men:
  • If only a first name is given, you just add a definite article in front: de Hainz (Heinz)
  • If a last name is given, the order is article - surname - first name: de Bëga Hainz (Heinz Becker)
  • If a last name is given with a title, the order is article - title - surname: de Hër Bëga (Mr Becker), de Dogda Maia (Dr Meyer)

If you want to talk about someone indicating the way s/he is related to someone else, the order is dative article - name (as usual, but without article) - possessive pronoun - relation:

• em Hainz sai frâ (Heinz' wife)
• em Hilde sai chvësta (Hilde's sister)
• em Bëga Hainz sai bûv (Heinz Becker's son)
• Bëgasch Hilde sai fada (Hilde Becker's father). [The article is dropped because of the genitive form.]
• em Dogda Maia sai mäde (Dr Meyer's daughter)
• da Frau Dogda Maia îr chvîa-fada (Dr Meyer's father-in-law)

If no relation noun is given, you are talking about wife, husband or sometimes children:

• em Hainz sains (Heinz' wife/daughter)
• em Hilde saina (Hilde's husband/son)

1. Introduction
2. Pronunciation
3. Pronouns
4. Genitive Case
5. Articles
6. People's Names
7. Verbs
8. Vocabulary
9. Expressions

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