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Low German or Low Saxon is a West Germanic language variety spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern part of the Netherlands. It is also spoken to a lesser extent in the German diaspora worldwide; e.g., Plautdietsch. Low German is most closely related to Frisian and English, with
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It has been estimated that Low German has approximately 2 to 5 million speakers (depending on the definition of 'native speaker') in Germany,...
See moreAs with the Anglo-Frisian and North Germanic languages, Low German has not been influenced by the High German consonant shift except
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See moreThe language grouping of Low German is referred to, in the language itself as well as in its umbrella languages of German and Dutch, in several different
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See moreLow German is a part of the continental West Germanic dialect continuum. To the West, it blends into the Low Franconian languages,
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Old Saxon (Altsächsisch), also known as Old Low German (Altniederdeutsch), is a West Germanic language....
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This map shows the major German dialect regions in the first half of the twentieth century. The linguistic border between Low and High German is indicated by the thick red line running from west to east. It is known as the Benrath Line, named …
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