▁( did ▁not ▁merge ▁with ▁) ▁and ▁ ▁( rem ained ▁as ▁a ▁back ▁v owel ). ▁ ▁Orth ography ▁is ▁also ▁more ▁eastern . ▁ ▁represents ▁a ▁back ▁v owel , ▁and ▁v owel ▁length ▁in ▁closed ▁sy ll ables ▁is ▁not ▁marked . ▁ ▁Full ▁use ▁of ▁du ▁as ▁the ▁second - person ▁singular ▁pron oun . ▁ ▁Long ▁a ▁in ▁words ▁ending ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁con son ant , ▁e . g . ▁bla et ▁for ▁bl at , ▁ga ef ▁for ▁g af , ▁etc . ▁and ▁before ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁+ ▁dent al , ▁ ▁Rh in eland ic ▁ ▁Rh in eland ic ▁(" K le ver lands ") ▁was ▁spoken ▁around ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Cle ves , ▁around ▁the ▁Lower ▁Rh ine . ▁It ▁represented ▁a ▁trans itional ▁dialect ▁between ▁Lim burg ish ▁and ▁Middle ▁Low ▁German . ▁▁ ▁Like ▁Lim burg ish , ▁it ▁had ▁an ▁eastern ▁influence , ▁with ▁a ▁more ▁eastern - t int ed ▁orth ography . ▁Um la ut ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁gram mat ical ▁feature . ▁ ▁Str ong er ▁Middle ▁Low ▁German ▁influence . ▁ ▁Back ▁and ▁often ▁rounded ▁art ic ulation ▁of ▁â , ▁with ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁conf use ▁it ▁with ▁ ō , ▁a ▁feature ▁shared ▁with ▁Low ▁German , ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁Orth ography ▁ ▁Middle ▁Dutch ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁Latin ▁alphabet , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁designed ▁for ▁writing ▁Middle ▁Dutch ▁so ▁different ▁scri bes ▁used