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Ripuarian (/ ˌ r ɪ p j u ˈ ɛər i ə n / RIP-yoo-AIR-ee-ən; also Ripuarian Franconian; German: Ripuarisch, pronounced [ʁipuˈ(ʔ)aːʁɪʃ], ripuarische Mundart, ripuarischer Dialekt, ripuarisch-fränkische Mundart, Ribuarisch, Dutch: Ripuarisch [ripyˈʋaːris] ⓘ, Noordmiddelfrankisch) is a German dialect group, part of the West Central German language group.
- (Kölsch: 250,000 cited 1997)
Old Saxon. Old Saxon ( Altsächsisch ), also known as Old Low German ( Altniederdeutsch ), is a West Germanic language. It is documented from the 9th century until the 12th century, when it evolved into Middle Low German. It was spoken on the north-west coast of Germany by Saxon peoples.
- Estimated 4.35–7.15 million, Up to 10 million second-language speakers (2001)
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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 and 17th centuries in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia. [3] [4] The word Plautdietsch translates to "flat (or low) German" (referring to the plains of northern Germany or the ...
- 450,000 (2007)
In historical and comparative linguistics, Low Franconian is a linguistic category used to classify a number of historical and contemporary West Germanic varieties closely related to, and including, the Dutch language. Most dialects and languages included within this category are spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium ( Flanders ), in the ...
Low German is the native language of about 3 million people and can be understood by about 10 million people. Since 1999, Low German has been recognised by Germany as a regional language according to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. The Netherlands recognised their varieties somewhat earlier.
In 1963 the Low Dietsch zone was incorporated to Wallonia, and since 1992 the dialect has been recognized as a "regional language" by the Walloon authority, affording it certain rights and protections. It is not, however, related to Walloon, but French is the language of officialdom in the area.
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 and 17th centuries in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia. The word Plautdietsch translates to "flat (or low) German" (referring to the plains of northern Germany or the simplicity ...
