Low-German

The low-German (in German: Niederdeutsch ) is a group of Germanic dialects . It is distinguished from the group High-German by the absence of the Second consonant shift.

Sub-groups

The various speeches of the group, which formed actually a continuum of dialects, can be gathered in the following way:

  • the Bas-francique
    parlé in the South and the West of the Netherlands, in Flandres and in the German area of the Low-Rhineland ( Niederrhein ). The Dutch standard and the Afrikaans of it result.
  • the Low-Saxon
    parlé especially in Germany of North (in the north of the Line of Benrath) and in the North-East of the Netherlands.
  • the Eastern Low-German
    parlé in the North-East of Germany (also in the north of the line of Benrath).

TheSaxon one in the Netherlands

The classification of the speeches low-German of the North-East of the Netherlands does not achieve the unanimity. Historically, these dialects are closer to the low-Saxon speeches of the North of Germany. But because of the strong influence exerted by the Superstratum Dutch, they are sometimes grouped with the group bas-francic, even seen like dialects of Dutch. Since 1996, theSaxon one of the Netherlands ( Niedersaksisch ) has statute of regional Langue.

Others

See too

Edition into low-Saxon ( Plattdüütsch ) of Wikipédia
( nederlands ) of Wikipédia

Internal bonds

External bonds

  • Freelang Dictionary - Dictionary low-German-French/French-low-German.
  • European Charter of the regional or minority languages on the site of the Council of Europe

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