Editing Middle Dutch (section)

===Brabantian===

[[Brabantian dialect|Brabantian]] was spoken primarily in the [[Duchy of Brabant]]. It was an influential dialect during most of the Middle Ages, during the so-called "Brabantian expansion" in which the influence of Brabant was extended outwards into other areas. Compared to the other dialects, Brabantian was a kind of "middle ground" between the coastal areas on one hand, and the Rhineland and Limburg on the other. Brabantian Middle Dutch has the following characteristics compared to other dialects:

* Merger of â and ā, articulated as a back vowel.
* Use of the form {{lang|dum|g(h)i}} for the second-person plural pronoun.
* {{IPA|/ft/}} > {{IPA|/xt/}}
* Early diphthongization of {{IPA|/iː/}} and {{IPA|/yː/}}.
* Tended towards Rhinelandic and/or Limburgish in the easternmost areas, with [[Umlaut (linguistics)|umlaut]] of long vowels and diphthongs. This in turn led to stronger use of umlaut as a grammatical feature, in for example diminutives.
* Lack of umlaut {{IPA|/a/}} > {{IPA|/e/}} before {{IPA|/xt/}}, in western varieties.