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 German
surface form: Low Saxon

Low German
surface form: Nedersaksisch

Low German
surface form: Niederdeutsch

Low German
surface form: Plattdeutsch
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
Low German self-linksurface differs
surface form: East Low German

Eastphalian
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
surface form: Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch

Low German self-linksurface differs
surface form: Northern Low Saxon

Low German self-linksurface differs
surface form: Plautdietsch

Low German self-linksurface differs
surface form: West Low German

Westphalian
hasEstimatedSpeakers several million
hasGlottocode lowg1239
hasISO639-3Code nds
hasLanguageBranch West Germanic languages
surface form: West Germanic
hasLanguageFamily Germanic
Indo-European language family
surface form: 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
German Brazilians
surface form: Brazil (Mennonite communities)

Bremen
Canada (Mennonite communities)
Denmark
surface form: Denmark (South Jutlandic Low German communities)

Drenthe, Netherlands
surface form: Drenthe

Friesland
surface form: Friesland (Netherlands)

Gelderland
Groningen
Hamburg
Lower Saxony
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mexico
surface form: Mexico (Mennonite communities)

Overijssel
Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Mennonites
surface form: United States (Mennonite communities)

eastern Netherlands
north-eastern Netherlands
Northern Germany
surface form: northern Germany
subclassOf Germanic language
Indo-European language

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle Low German precedes Low German
this entity surface form: Modern Low German
Middle Low German hasDialect Low German
this entity surface form: East Low German
Middle Low German hasDialect Low German
this entity surface form: Baltic Low German
Middle Low German hasDescendant Low German
this entity surface form: Modern Low German
Delmenhorst regionalLanguage Low German
County of Ravensberg hasLanguage Low German
Dutch Low Saxon subclassOf Low German
Dutch Low Saxon closelyRelatedTo Low German
Dutch Low Saxon closelyRelatedTo Low German
this entity surface form: West Low German
Sallands subclassOf Low German
this entity surface form: West Low German
Sallands hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Low German
this entity surface form: Westphalian Low German
eastern Netherlands languageFamilyOfDialect Low German
subject surface form: Eastern Netherlands
Hauke languageOfUse Low German
Bornholmsk influencedBy Low German
Bremen-Verden language Low German
Colognian distinctFrom Low German
North Frisian influencedBy Low German
Garding hasRegionalLanguage Low German
Altsächsisch alternativeName Low German
this entity surface form: Altniederdeutsch
Altsächsisch developedInto Low German
this entity surface form: Niederdeutsch
Altsächsisch ancestorOf Low German
this entity surface form: Plattdeutsch
Gronau (Westf) localDialect Low German
this entity surface form: Westphalian Low German
Duchy of Oldenburg language Low German
Elmshorn languageVariantSpoken Low German
Wolthusen regionalLanguage Low German
Larrelt hasMinorityLanguage Low German
Duchy of Holstein language Low German
Duchy of Schleswig hasLanguage Low German
Borssum hasMinorityLanguage Low German
Norderney regionalLanguage Low German
Duke of Schleswig hasLanguage Low German
Genthin localDialect Low German
Flensburg, Germany recognizedRegionalLanguage Low German
subject surface form: Flensburg
Verden localDialect Low German
subject surface form: Verden (Aller)
Lütje Hörn languageOfToponym Low German
Hodenhagen localDialect Low German
Nienburg hasLocalDialect Low German
Reval usedInLanguage Low German
Rendsburg regionalLanguage Low German
Wagria historicalLanguage Low German
Sylt languageSpoken Low German
Eiderstedt historicalLanguage Low German