Flemish tend to minimise a lot - the famous "je"

Flemish is often described to me as a softer form of Dutch.

In Antwerp, they also speak as though everything is smaller as well by adding in a "je" (yah) at the end of each word.

Some examples:

• een beetje - een beetyah - a little bit
• een doosje - een doosyah  - a little box (It was the size of my torso...)
• een briefje - een briefyah - a little note (Isn't little note slightly redundant?)

They add "je" to names as well, calling children "Little so-and-so" in moments of tenderness. 

I've found myself doing it too, in Flemish and in English.  It does soften the conversation quite nicely...