Editing Gronings dialect (section)

== Dialects ==
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Gronings can be subdivided into eight dialects:

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|style="background-color:steelblue; color:white; text-align:center;" | Subdivision of the Groningen dialects
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|Gronings dialects in the provinces <br />of Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe
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#''Kollumerpompsters''
#''Westerkwartiers''
#''Stadjeders''
#''Hogelandsters''
#''Oldambtsters''
#''Westerwolds''
#''Veenkoloniaals''
#''Noord-Drents''

=== Example ===
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Though there are several differences between the dialects, they form a single dialect group. Most words are written the same way, but the pronunciation can differ. The examples, all using the sentence "The only thing we're not doing is giving out sweets", show the pronunciation.

*''Westerkertiers'': t Eenege dat wie niet doun is slik uutdeeln.
*''Stadsgrunnegs'' (city): t Oinege dat wie noit doun is baaltjes oetdailn.
*''Hoogelaandsters'': t Ainege dat wie nait dudden is slik oetdijln.
*''Westerwoolds'': t Einege dat wie nich dun is slikkerij uutdeiln.
*''Veenkelonioals'': t Ainege wat wie nait dudden is slikke uutduiln.
*[[East Frisian Low Saxon]]: Dat eenzige, dat wi neet doon is Slickeree utdelen.
*[[Northern Low Saxon|North German Low Saxon]]: Dat eenzige, dat wi nich doot, (dat) is Snabbelkraam uutdeeln.
*Standard [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: Het enige wat we niet doen is snoep uitdelen.
*Standard [[German language|German]]: Das einzige, was wir nicht machen [="was wir nicht ''tun''"], ist Süßigkeiten austeilen.