Low German

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Low German is a West Germanic language traditionally spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands, known for its distinct phonology and vocabulary that set it apart from Standard German.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ingvaeonic language
West Germanic language
minority language
regional language
alsoKnownAs Low Saxon
linked to: Low German

Nedersaksisch
linked to: Low German

Niederdeutsch
linked to: Low German

Plattdeutsch
linked to: Low German
hasAncestor Middle Low German
Old Saxon
hasCharacteristic distinct phonology from Standard German
distinct vocabulary from Standard German
lacks High German consonant shift
relatively low degree of inflection compared to High German
hasDialect Brandenburgisch
East Low German
linked to: Low German

Eastphalian
Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch
Northern Low Saxon
linked to: Low German

Plautdietsch
linked to: Low German

West Low German
linked to: Low German

Westphalian
hasEstimatedSpeakers several million
hasGlottocode lowg1239
hasISO639-3Code nds
hasLanguageBranch West Germanic
hasLanguageFamily Germanic
Indo-European
hasLegalStatus recognized regional language in Germany
recognized regional language in the Netherlands
hasPhonologicalFeature monophthongization of certain diphthongs
preservation of /p t k/ where High German has /pf ts kx/
hasSyntacticFeature use of double negation in some dialects
verb-second word order in main clauses
hasTypicalWord Moin (greeting)
Platt
Snack (meaning talk)
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith Dutch (partially)
Frisian (partially)
isProtectedUnder European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
isRegulatedBy Institut für niederdeutsche Sprache
isSpokenIn Brandenburg
Brazil (Mennonite communities)
linked to: German Brazilians

Bremen
Canada (Mennonite communities)
Denmark (South Jutlandic Low German communities)
linked to: Denmark

Drenthe
Friesland (Netherlands)
linked to: Friesland

Gelderland
Groningen
Hamburg
Lower Saxony
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mexico (Mennonite communities)
linked to: Mexico

Overijssel
Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
United States (Mennonite communities)
linked to: Mennonites

eastern Netherlands
north-eastern Netherlands
northern Germany
linked to: Northern Germany
subclassOf Germanic language
Indo-European language

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Danish language influencedBy Low German
Danish language influencedBy Middle Low German
linked to: Low German
Norwegian language influencedBy Low German
Lower Saxony hasRegionalLanguage Low German
Hamburg regionalLanguage Low German
German hasDialectGroup Low German
Low German alsoKnownAs Low Saxon
linked to: Low German
Low German alsoKnownAs Plattdeutsch
linked to: Low German
Low German alsoKnownAs Niederdeutsch
linked to: Low German
Low German alsoKnownAs Nedersaksisch
linked to: Low German
Low German hasDialect West Low German
linked to: Low German
Low German hasDialect East Low German
linked to: Low German
Low German hasDialect Northern Low Saxon
linked to: Low German
Low German hasDialect Plautdietsch
linked to: Low German
Gelderland hasRegionalLanguage Low Saxon
linked to: Low German
Achterhooks subfamily Low Saxon
linked to: Low German
Achterhooks belongsTo West Low German
linked to: Low German
Pomerania hasMinorityLanguage Low German
Middle Frisian hasInfluenceFrom Low German
Proto-West Germanic ancestorOf Low German
Proto-West Germanic hasDescendantBranch Low German languages
linked to: Low German
Old Saxon alsoKnownAs Old Low German
linked to: Low German
Germanic peoples ancestralTo Low German people
linked to: Low German
Ahaus regionalLanguage Westphalian Low German
linked to: Low German
Westphalia languageFamily West Low German
linked to: Low German
Northern Germany language Low German
Northern Germany dialectRegionOf Low German-speaking area
linked to: Low German
Brunswick historicLanguage Low German
Emsland languageRegion Low German
High German contrastsWith Low German
Upper German distinguishedFrom Low German
Rostock regionalLanguage Low German
Helgoland hasLocalLanguage Low German
County of Bentheim hasLanguage Low German
Uckermark traditionalDialectRegion East Low German
linked to: Low German
Eastphalian subclassOf Low German
Eastphalian subclassOf West Low German
linked to: Low German
Eastphalian hasAlternativeName Eastphalian Low German
linked to: Low German
Frisian languages sharesCommonAncestorWith Low German
subject linked to: Frisian (partially)
Oldenburg regionalLanguage Low German
Rupert languageOfUse Low German
Middle Low German subclassOf Low German