3/ ... it started to become a diphthong in certain regions, initially close to what you hear in Cockney 'me': [ɪj].
Later, it became similar to English ay in 'may'.
In certain regions in The Netherlands and Flanders, it eventually became the diphthong heard in 'my'.
Nowadays, ij is ... 3/
Yoïn van Spijk
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2025-07-14 21:04:39 UTC
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