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1. www.britannica.com › topic › Dutch-languageDutch language | Definition, Origin, History, Countries ...

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   May 29, 2024 · Together with English, Frisian, German, and Luxembourgish, Dutch is a West Germanic language. It derives from Low Franconian, the speech of the Western Franks, which was restructured through contact with speakers of North Sea Germanic along the coast (Flanders, Holland) about 700 ce.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Low_GermanLow German - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Low German is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. Low German is most closely related to Frisian and English, with which it forms the North Sea Germanic group of the

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dutch_languageDutch language - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Dutch (endonym: Nederlands [ˈneːdərlɑnts] ⓘ) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › West GermanicWest Germanic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   May 25, 2024 · an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

6. www.learngermanonline.org › german-dialectsGerman Dialects: Listen to Audios in High and Low German

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   4 days ago · German dialects can be divided into Low German dialects (Niederdeutsch) used in the north and High German dialects (Hochdeutsch) used in the middle and in the south of the geographic area where German is naturally spoken (the so-called German Sprachraum).

7. www.milestoneloc.com › german-dialectsGerman Dialects : Everything You Need To Know

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   May 14, 2024 · In the early Common Era, Germanic tribes located on the territory of modern-day Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Scandinavia used Proto-Germanic to communicate with each other. Due to centuries of migration, cultural exchange, and clashes between these Germanic tribes, the Proto-Germanic language evolved into various dialects. Source:

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   • Learn about the German language. German language, official language of both Germany and Austria and one of the official languages of Switzerland. German belongs to the West Germanic group of the Indo-European language family, along with English, Frisian, and Dutch (Netherlandic, Flemish).

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   Is Low German a Germanic language?

   • Low German [b] is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. Low German is most closely related to Frisian and English, with which it forms the North Sea Germanic group of the West Germanic languages.

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   Where did the gerund of the West Germanic languages come from?

   • In the very south of the East Westphalian language area, the original gerund of the West Germanic languages has been preserved: The forms of Low German's adjectives are distinct from other closely related languages such as German and English. These forms fall somewhere in between these two languages.

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   Can a German dialect sound like a different language?

   • Some German dialects can at first hearing sound to you like a completely different language. Even texts written in a German dialect may seem impossible to decipher. But don’t despair, the locals themselves also find it difficult to understand dialects from another German-speaking region.

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