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2013 Herman Finkers loves regional languages, especially Twents. But the question is whether there is still a future for dialects these days. If we are to believe the future figures of professor Driessen, dialect use has been on the decline for years. But there are exceptions: more and more young people on Ameland, for example, speak Oud-Amelands to preserve their identity. According to Herman Finkers, dialects and regional languages do not have to disappear, as long as they are passed on to future generations. Just raise children bilingually: in Dutch and in dialect! The Kroezenga family has put this to the test: their son Simmer is consciously being raised bilingually. Linguist Jacomine Nortier explains what you can do right and wrong in this.