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Pronounciation

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As far as I could notice, there's two different pronounciations used within the Netherlands. The one noted in the article, and one in which is "x" is pronounced as an "ks". With the latter also being used by people native to Texel. - This comment not signed

X to SS

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The reason that I read for the pronunciation of Texel as Tessel is that Texel was originally a Frisian island, and Texel is a Frisian name. However, all X sounds in Dutch got replaced with S sounds (compare English/German/Dutch Fox/Fuchs/Vos, Wax/Wachs/Was, Six/Sechs/Zes etc). So "Tessel" would just be the standard Dutch pronunciation of the Frisian Texel. Pemboid (talk) 21:57, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have now found a reference that backs this up, and so will edit the introduction. Pemboid (talk) 15:54, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm based on Texel and can only confirm here they say "TeSSel", not "TeKSel". /out Qwrk (talk) 00:09, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
That's because Frisian has died out on Texel, and so everyone speaks Dutch. However, I know people from West Friesland who still pronounce it Teksel. Pemboid (talk) 20:49, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Note on the declaration of the Free Republic of Tessel?

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Recently the island has had a mock declaration of independence as the "Vrije Republiek Tessel", may be worth adding. 185.61.55.68 (talk) 14:47, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]