Eastphalian
E72588
Eastphalian is a regional variety of Low German traditionally spoken in parts of central northern Germany, particularly around the historical region of Eastphalia.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West Low German dialect
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ regional variety of Low German ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Low Saxon dialect continuum
ⓘ
surface form:
Low Saxon
|
| contactWith |
High German
ⓘ
Standard German ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Standard German ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | declining number of native speakers ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | parts of central northern Germany ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Low German
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastphalian Low German
Low Saxon dialect continuum ⓘ
surface form:
Eastphalian Low Saxon
|
| hasDialectContinuumWith |
Brabantic
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunswickian
Low Saxon dialect continuum ⓘ
surface form:
North Low Saxon
Ostfälisch (German name) ⓘ Westphalian ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature | retention of Low German core vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | Low German verbal inflection patterns ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | Low German consonant system lacking High German consonant shift ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | developed from Old Saxon ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Standard German ⓘ |
| isSpokenBy |
Germans
ⓘ
surface form:
ethnic Germans
|
| languageBranch | West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| languageCodeStatus | no separate ISO 639-3 code (grouped under Low German) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | regional dialect without official status ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibilityWith | other Low German dialects ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ostfälisch ⓘ |
| partOf | Low Saxon dialect continuum ⓘ |
| region |
Brunswick
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunswick area
Lower Saxony ⓘ Magdeburg area ⓘ Saxony-Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Germany
ⓘ
central northern Germany ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Low German
ⓘ
Low German ⓘ
surface form:
West Low German
|
| traditionalRegion |
Eastphalia
ⓘ
historical region of Eastphalia ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
phonological features intermediate between Westphalian and North Low Saxon ⓘ use of Low German vocabulary distinct from Standard German ⓘ |
| usedIn |
informal oral communication
ⓘ
regional cultural contexts ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.