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The inhabitants of Wilamowice are thought to be descendants of Dutch, German and Scottish settlers who arrived in Poland in the 13th century. The inhabitants of Wilamowice always strongly refused any connections with Germany and proclaimed their Dutch origins. Wymysojer was the vernacular language of Wilamowice until 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II:– 19491949 is the common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 4 RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 February 22 Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming,. After World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough, local communist authorities forbade the use of the language. Despite the fact that the ban was lifted after 19561956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. see link for calendar) Events January January 1 End of Anglo- Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. January 16 President Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine January 26 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in, Wymysojer has been gradually replaced by Polish, especially amongst the younger generations. At present, there are about 100 native users of Wymysojer, the majority of them elderly people; Wymysojer is therefore an endangered languageAn endangered language is a language with so few surviving speakers that it is in danger of falling out of use. For example, many Native American languages in the United States became extinct through policies in the 19th and early 20th centuries discourag.
Wymysojer was the language in which the poetryPoetry is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. It consists largely of oral or literary works in which language is used in a manner that is felt by its use of Florian BiesikFlorian Biesik created a literary standard for Wymysojer (Wilamowean), trying to prove it did not derive from German origin, but possibly Dutch, Frisian, or Anglo-Saxon. was written, during the 19th century.
A short dictionary of Wymysojer with German, Dutch and English translations. Note that l is read in Wymysojer like English w and w like v:
| Wymysojer | German | Dutch | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| alan | allein | alleen | alone |
| ana, an | und | en | and |
| bryk | Brücke | brug | bridge |
| dul | dumm | dom | dull |
| fuylgia | hören | horen | to hear (but cf. Dutch volgen "to follow", which also means "to understand, hear", also cf. eng "follow?" "understand") |
| ganc | ganz | gans | entirely |
| gyrycht | Gericht | gerechtshof | court |
| dyr hymól | Himmel | hemel | heaven |
| a mikiela | bisschen | een beetje | a bit (cf. Old English "micel") |
| muter | Mutter | moeder | mother |
| myttólt | Mittel | middel | middle |
| nimanda | niemand | niemand | no-one |
| ny | nein | nee | no |
| ödum | Atem | adem | breath (cf. Anglo-Saxon "ǽðm") |
| olifant | Elefant | olifant | elephant |
| öwyt | Abend | avond | evening |
| sraeiwa | schreiben | schrijven | to write |
| syster | Schwester | zuster | sister |
| staen | Stein | steen | stone |
| tove | Liebe | liefde | love |
| trynkia | trinken | drinken | to drink |
| uöbroz | Bild | beeld | picture |
| welt | Welt | wereld | world |
| wynter | Winter | winter | winter |
| zylwer | Silber | zilver | silver |
| zyjwa | sieben | zewen | seven |