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West Germanic language
Low German is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in
Low_German
Developmental stage of Low German
Middle Low German is a developmental stage of Low German. It developed from the Old Saxon language in the Middle Ages and has been documented in writing
Middle_Low_German
Topics referred to by the same term
up Low German, Low Saxon, Niederdeutsch, Niedersächsisch, Plattdeutsch, niederdeutsch, or plattdeutsch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Low German is
Low_German_(disambiguation)
Type of timber-framed farmhouse found in parts of Germany and the Netherlands
The Low German house or Fachhallenhaus (German pronunciation: [ˈfaxhalənˌhaʊs]) is a type of timber-framed farmhouse found in northern Germany and the
Low_German_house
West Germanic language
German dialects, standard German is less closely related to languages based on Low Franconian dialects (e.g., Dutch and Afrikaans), Low German or Low
German_language
Dialect group
East Low German (German: ostniederdeutsche Dialekte, ostniederdeutsche Mundarten, Ostniederdeutsch) is a group of Low German dialects spoken in north-eastern
East_Low_German
High German consonant shift, and the dialect continuum that connects High German to the neighboring varieties of Low Franconian (Dutch) and Low German. The
German_dialects
Group of Low German dialects
Low Saxon (German: Niedersächsisch, Dutch: Nedersaksisch), also known as West Low German (German: Westniederdeutsch), is a group of Low German dialects
Low_Saxon
Northern branch of Alemannic in western Germany
Low Alemannic German (German: Niederalemannisch) is a branch of Alemannic German, which is part of Upper German. Its varieties are only partly intelligible
Low_Alemannic_German
German football manager (born 1960)
Joachim Löw (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːaxɪm ˈløːf]; born 3 February 1960) is a German football coach and former player. He was the manager of the Germany national
Joachim_Löw
Low German, which is often considered to be a distinct language from both German and Dutch, was the historical language of most of northern Germany.
History_of_German
West Germanic language family
Mexico, Chile, and Namibia. High German is marked by the High German consonant shift, separating it from Low German and Low Franconian (including Dutch) within
High_German_languages
Country in Europe
communist-led government in East Germany, German reunification saw the former East German states join the FRG on 3 October 1990. Germany is a developed country
Germany
Dialect of Low German
Plautdietsch (pronounced [ˈplaʊt.ditʃ]) or Mennonite Low German is a Low Prussian dialect of East Low German with Dutch influence that developed in the 16th
Plautdietsch
Central German variety of Brandenburg and Saxony
Low Lusatian German or the Low Lusatian dialect (in German: Niederlausitzer Mundart) is a variety of Central German spoken in northern Saxony and southern
Low_Lusatian_German
High and Low German dialects spoken in Brazil
Brazilian German is a set of languages, spoken by German Brazilians, High German and Low German, together form a significant minority language in Brazil
Brazilian_German
Series of sound changes affecting some West Germanic languages
distinguish High German from other continental West Germanic languages, namely Low Franconian (including standard Dutch) and Low German, which experienced
High_German_consonant_shift
Language family
historical phases of Low Franconian is not analogous to the traditional Old High German / Middle High German and Old Low German / Middle Low German dichotomies
Low_Franconian
Dialect used in the East of Prussia
was written in Low Prussian. Low Prussian is a Low German dialect formerly spoken in Prussia. It is separated from its only adjacent German dialect, High
Low_Prussian_dialect
Swabian, including Stuttgart Low Alemannic, including the area of Lake Constance and Basel German Alsatian Colonia Tovar German Central Alemannic Argentinien-schwyzertütsch
List_of_Germanic_languages
Branch of the Indo-European language family
nations, as well. Low German is a collection of very diverse dialects spoken in the northeast of the Netherlands and northern Germany. Some dialects like
Germanic_languages
Standardized variety of German language
Standard High German (SHG), less precisely Standard German or High German (German: Standardhochdeutsch, Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch or, in Switzerland
Standard_German
Dialect group in Central Germany
(Low German/Low Franconian) by the Benrath line isogloss and separated from Southern Germany (Upper German) by the Speyer line. Central German is spoken
Central_German
Variety of Low German
Northern Low German (Standard High German: nördliches Niederdeutsch) is a variety of Low German in Germany, distinguished from Southern Low German. From
Northern_Low_German
Placenames in German speaking areas
See also: German naming convention of Polish town names during World War II as an analogy. -au, -aue (related to rivers or water), see German words Au
German_toponymy
Germanic language spoken from the 8th to 12th centuries
Old Saxon (Low German: Ooldsass'sche Spraak), also known as Old Low German (Low German: Ooldneddersche Spraak), was a Germanic language and the earliest
Old_Saxon
Group of languages
three branches: North Sea Germanic, which includes English, Scots, the Low German languages, and the Frisian languages; Weser–Rhine Germanic, which encompasses
West_Germanic_languages
Group of Low Saxon dialects spoken in the northeastern Netherlands
Nedersaksies; Dutch: Nederlands Nedersaksisch) are Low Saxon dialects from the Low German language that are spoken in the northeastern Netherlands and are mostly
Dutch_Low_Saxon
Language taught in northern Germany
Low German is a school subject in the northern German states Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bremen. In these states, it
Low_German_(school_subject)
German dialect spoken by Baltic Germans
the majority of German settlers came from Middle Low German-speaking areas. Since the 17th century, many settlers from High German-speaking areas entered
Baltic_German
German emigrants and their descendants
The German diaspora (German: Deutschstämmige, pronounced [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌʃtɛmɪɡə] ) consists of German people and their descendants living outside of Central
German_diaspora
Geographic region in Europe
the East Low German region along the Baltic coast with Western Pomerania, the Altmark and northern Brandenburg, as well as the North Low German dialects
Northern_Germany
West Low German dialect
subgroup of Low Saxon dialects of Low German. As such, it covers a great part of the West Low German-speaking areas of northern Germany, with the exception
Northern_Low_Saxon
Americans of German birth or descent
German Americans (German: Deutschamerikaner, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃʔameʁɪˌkaːnɐ]) (Low German: Düütschamerikaner) are Americans who have full or partial German
German_Americans
Northern Low Saxon. While Eastfalian has lost speakers to Standard German, Westfalian has lost speakers both to Standard German and to the Standard German-based
Demographics_of_Germany
Low German, while her handwritten notes mix Low German with the emerging High German used by chancery scribes. By the mid-16th century, High German replaced
Languages_of_Denmark
official language of Germany is German, with approximately 88 percent of the country speaking Standard German or a dialect of German as their first language
Languages_of_Germany
Anglo-Frisian (including English), Low German, Low Franconian (including Dutch) and High German (including Standard German). The Anglo-Frisian language family
Languages_of_Europe
Slavic mythological creature
Polabian-speaking heath region around Lunenburg (German Lüneburg) in Lower Saxony, the Low Saxon (Low German) name of this bugbear is Kornwief (formerly spelled
Lady_Midday
Language variety
Southern Low German (südliches Niederdeutsch) is a variety of Low German in Germany. Its varieties in Germany are divided into Westphalian and Eastphalian
Southern_Low_German
West Germanic language
EU in terms of overall speakers. German language can be described as having two branches, High German and Low German, as depicted in their family trees
Outline_of_German_language
German state from 1871 to 1918
The German Empire (German: Deutsches Reich), also referred to as Imperial Germany or the Second Reich, was the period of the German Reich from the unification
German_Empire
Standard pronunciation of the German language
§ Brackets and transcription delimiters. The Standard German phonology is the standard pronunciation of the German language. It consists of the current phonology
Standard_German_phonology
the coast of Northern Europe and England, using to Dutch related Middle Low German as lingua franca. Some loanwords from this period could come from either
List of English words of Dutch origin
List_of_English_words_of_Dutch_origin
as separate languages (e.g., Low German/Plautdietsch), it is estimated that approximately 90–95 million people speak German as a first language, 10–25 million
Geographical distribution of German speakers
Geographical_distribution_of_German_speakers
Ethnic Germans living around the Baltic Sea
German arrivals came to the area. During this time, the Low German (Plattdeutsch) of the original settlers was gradually replaced by the High German (Hochdeutsch)
Baltic_Germans
Historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe
German terminology, and the Low German dialects that were spoken there are called Low Prussian. The Central Pomeranian dialect region of Low German,
Pomerania
Peninsula on the Baltic coast of Jutland
(pot) is a term originating from Low German, which is now also used colloquially in Standard German in Northern Germany. The original Angler Muck-Pott is
Angeln
People of Germany
speakers of the German language. The constitution of Germany, implemented in 1949 following the end of World War II, defines a German as a German citizen. During
Germans
Schmitz lead in the central German-speaking and eastern Low German-speaking areas. Meyer is particularly common in the Low German-speaking regions, especially
List of the most common surnames in Germany
List_of_the_most_common_surnames_in_Germany
Orcadian dialect Shetland dialect Standard German Yiddish Dutch Brabantian Hollandic Zeelandic West Flemish Low German French Scottish Gaelic Old Norse (North
List of languages of the North Sea
List_of_languages_of_the_North_Sea
Sprite stemming from Germanic mythology
Kobold (German: [ˈkoːbɔlt]; kobolt, kobolde, cobold) is a generic name for a household spirit (hausgeist) in German folklore. Kobolds are associated with
Kobold
German dialect
Danzig German (German: Danziger Deutsch) are Northeastern German dialects spoken in Gdańsk, Poland. It forms part of the Low Prussian dialect that was
Danzig_German
Dialect of German
Missingsch (German pronunciation: [ˈmɪsɪŋʃ]) is a type of Low-German-coloured dialect or sociolect of German. It is characterised by Low-German-type structures
Missingsch
Alemannic dialects spoken in Switzerland
particular difference. Basel German is a Low Alemannic dialect (mostly spoken in Germany near the Swiss border), and Chur German is basically High Alemannic
Swiss_German
Group of West Germanic languages
Dutch kaas, Low German Kees, and German Käse English church, and West Frisian tsjerke, but Dutch kerk, Low German Kerk, Kark, and German Kirche, though
Anglo-Frisian_languages
West Germanic language
in Dutch (Dutch zacht and Low German sacht versus German sanft and English soft, but Dutch kracht versus Low German/German Kraft and English craft). Notes:
Dutch_language
State in Germany
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; German: [ˌmeːklənbʊʁkˈfoːɐ̯pɔmɐn] or [ˌmɛk-] ; Low German: Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicised name Mecklenburg–Western
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
German traditional farmhouse style
Middle German house (German: mitteldeutsches Haus) is a style of traditional German farmhouse which is predominantly found in Central Germany. It is known
Middle_German_house
State in Germany
in 2021) among the 16 Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany. In rural areas, Northern Low Saxon and Saterland Frisian are spoken to varying degrees
Lower_Saxony
Capital of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany
Bremen (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁeːmən] ), officially the City Municipality of Bremen, is the capital of the German state of the Free Hanseatic City of
Bremen
Historical form of High German
New High German (ENHG). High German is defined as those varieties of German which were affected by the Second Sound Shift; the Middle Low German (MLG) and
Middle_High_German
Canadians of German ancestry
German Canadians (German: Deutschkanadier or Deutsch-Kanadier, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃkaˌnaːdi̯ɐ]) (Low German:Düütschkanadääsk) are Canadian citizens of German
German_Canadians
northern (Low German) forms Lasse (male) and Neele (female) in the top ten. The following table gives the most popular given names in Germany for every
German_name
languages, while Low German is recognised as a regional language. The 2024 German microcensus shows 77% of private households spoke only German at home, and
Culture_of_Germany
The 1614 Low German Bible is a rare, illustrated folio edition in Low German of Martin Luther's High German translation of the Bible. Illustrations in
1614_Low_German_Bible
Dragon or serpent monster in Nordic mythology
the Old Danish/Old Saxon lithi, Old High German lindi, "soft, mild" (Middle High and Low German linde, German lind, (ge)linde), Old English liðe (English
Lindworm
Dialect of Norwegian from Bergen, Norway
Rogaland, and the Trondheim dialect from Trøndelag dialects. Many Low German and German words found their way to Norwegian through the Bergen dialect, which
Bergensk
Spanish words of Germanic origin
Frankish, Langobardic, Middle Dutch, Middle High German, Middle Low German, Old English, Old High German, Old Norse, Old Swedish, English, and finally,
List of Spanish words of Germanic origin
List_of_Spanish_words_of_Germanic_origin
1848–1851 war between Denmark and Prussia
first in favour of Low German, and later High German. Over time, these now Low German-speaking South Schleswigers became fully Germanized, came to identify
First_Schleswig_War
Filled bread pocket
different German name for the bierock, or the Low German runsa, meaning "belly", alluding to the gently rounded shape of the pouch pastry. The modern German Ranzen
Runza
State in Germany
ˈɑːnhɑːlt/ ... AHN-hahlt; German: Sachsen-Anhalt [ˌzaksn̩ ˈʔanhalt] ; Low German: Sassen-Anholt) is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of
Saxony-Anhalt
Orthography used in writing the German language
IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. German orthography is the orthography used in writing the German language, which is largely phonemic. However
German_orthography
City in Lower Saxony, Germany
(/ˈɡɜːtɪŋən/, US also /ˈɡɛt-/; German: [ˈɡœtɪŋən] ; Low German: Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous
Göttingen
Language used to facilitate communication between groups without a common native language
Low German, also known as Low Saxon, used to be the Lingua franca during the late Hohenstaufen till the mid-15th century periods (Middle Low German)
Lingua_franca
State in Germany
Norden" (Germany's true North). The motto of Schleswig-Holstein is "Up ewich ungedeelt" (Middle Low German: "Forever undivided", modern High German: "Auf
Schleswig-Holstein
Low German dialects spoken in Germany
(Standard High German: Westfälisch [vɛstˈfɛːlɪʃ] , Standard Dutch: Westfaals [ʋɛstˈfaːls] ) is one of the major dialect groups of Low German. Its most salient
Westphalian_language
Vowel sound represented by ⟨œ⟩ in IPA
template Legend: unrounded • rounded The open-mid front rounded vowel, or low-mid front rounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages
Open-mid_front_rounded_vowel
Vowel sound represented by ⟨ɔ⟩ in IPA
contrast between /o/ and /ɔ/ found in German, Italian and Portuguese. Its vowel height is open-mid, also known as low-mid, which means the tongue is positioned
Open-mid_back_rounded_vowel
Group of Germanic languages
The other Frisian languages, meanwhile, have been influenced by Low German and German. Stadsfries and West Frisian Dutch are not Frisian, but Dutch dialects
Frisian_languages
Mexican people of German descent
German Mexicans are Mexican citizens of German origin. Most documented ethnic Germans arrived in Mexico during the mid-to-late 19th century and were spurred
German_Mexicans
Central European folk legends up to the 8th century
Old High German Merseburg Incantations. However, pagan mythological elements were preserved in later literature, notably in Middle High German epic poetry
Continental Germanic mythology
Continental_Germanic_mythology
Group of West Germanic languages
and without the nasal, while others point to High German influence. High German influence on Low German vocabulary is already visible in the Old Saxon period
North_Sea_Germanic
Association of German states (1815–1866)
The German Confederation (German: Deutscher Bund [ˈdɔʏtʃɐ ˈbʊnt] ) was an association of 39 predominantly German-speaking sovereign states in Central Europe
German_Confederation
Capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
MAG-də-burg, German: [ˈmakdəbʊʁk] , locally [ˈmaχdəbʊɐ̯ç]; Low Saxon: Meideborg [ˈmaˑɪ̯debɔɐ̯x]) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of
Magdeburg
languages: Bavarian: Lemspartnaschoft, pronounced [ˈleːmsˌb̥ɑːd̥nɐʃɔfd̥] Low German: Levenspartnerschop, pronounced [ˈlɛːm̩sˌpaːtnɐʃop] Danish: registreret
Same-sex_marriage_in_Germany
Species of flowering plant in the rose family
cognate with Old High German slēha, slēwa, and Modern German schlehe. Other cognate forms are the Frisian and Middle Low German slē, the Middle Dutch
Prunus_spinosa
Malicious entity in Germanic and Slavic folklore
nachtmerrie) Low German: Low German: mahrt, mårt, môr High German: Old High German: mahr, mara (glossed in Latin as "incuba") → Middle High German: mar, mare
Mare_(folklore)
West Low German dialect
East Frisian Low Saxon, also known as East Frisian Low German or simply (but ambiguously) East Frisian, is a Northern Low Saxon dialect spoken in the East
East_Frisian_Low_Saxon
Intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea
The Wadden Sea (Dutch: Waddenzee [ˈʋɑdə(n)zeː] ; German: Wattenmeer [ˈvatn̩ˌmeːɐ̯] ; Low German: Wattensee or Waddenzee; Danish: Vadehavet; West Frisian:
Wadden_Sea
Historical region of Germany
use many features of Low German vocabulary or phonology. The adjective for the region is Mecklenburgian or Mecklenburgish (German: mecklenburgisch); inhabitants
Mecklenburg
German fairy tale
is a German fairy tale written by Theodor Storm in 1849. In 1956, an eponymous film based on the fairy tale was released. Häwelmann is Low German and refers
Der_kleine_Häwelmann
Church in Himmelpforten, Germany
The Saint Mary's Church (Low German: Sünt Marienkark, German: Sankt Marienkirche) is a Lutheran parish church used and owned by the Lutheran parish in
St. Mary's Church, Himmelpforten
St._Mary's_Church,_Himmelpforten
Archaic term for a mayor
(Icelandic and Faroese) Borgermester (Norwegian (Bokmål)) Börgermester (Low German) Burgomaestre (Spanish) Purkmistr (Czech) Burgumaisu (Basque) Borgomastro
Burgomaster
State in Germany
North-Rhine/Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen [ˌnɔɐtʁaɪn vɛstˈfaːlən] ), commonly shortened to NRW, is a landlocked state (Land) in Western Germany. With more
North_Rhine-Westphalia
Surname list
Loew (1844–1941), German chemist Peter Oliver Loew (born 1967), German historian Samuel Löw (1720–1806), Czech Talmudist Samuel Löw Brill, Hungarian rabbi
Löw
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Brunswick is the historical English name for the German city of Braunschweig (Low German: Brunswiek, Braunschweig dialect: Bronswiek). Brunswick
Brunswick
Vowel sound represented by ⟨a⟩ in IPA
template Legend: unrounded • rounded The open front unrounded vowel, or low front unrounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages
Open_front_unrounded_vowel
German dialect of Berlin, Germany
language. That was the first regiolect of Standard German with definite High German roots but a Low German substratum apparently formed (Berlinerisch may
Berlin_German
9th century Christian baptism vow
categorised, as it shows features of Old English, Old Low Franconian (Old Dutch), and Old Saxon (Old Low German). The text (with Latin italicised) runs as follows:
Old_Saxon_Baptismal_Vow
LOW GERMAN
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LOW GERMAN
LOW GERMAN
LOW GERMAN
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