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Lameli's uncommon '''Westniederdeutsch''' (lit. ''West Low German'') is a variety of [[Northern Low German]] ''(nördliches Niederdeutsch)'', which is a group of [[Low German]].<ref name="Lameli">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/30823402|title=Raumstrukturen im Niederdeutschen: Eine Re-Analyse der Wenkerdaten|first=Alfred|last=Lameli|date=2016|access-date=11 December 2021|website=Academia.edu}}</ref> It is not to be confused with the grouping [[West Low German]], also called ''Westniederdeutsch'' in Standard High German, which includes other varieties.<ref name="Lameli"/> |
Lameli's uncommon '''Westniederdeutsch''' (lit. ''West Low German'') is a variety of [[Northern Low German]] ''(nördliches Niederdeutsch)'', which is a group of [[Low German]].<ref name="Lameli">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/30823402|title=Raumstrukturen im Niederdeutschen: Eine Re-Analyse der Wenkerdaten|first=Alfred|last=Lameli|date=2016|access-date=11 December 2021|website=Academia.edu}}</ref> It is not to be confused with the grouping [[West Low German]], also called ''Westniederdeutsch'' in Standard High German, which includes other varieties.<ref name="Lameli"/> |
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It is spoken in the German states of [[Lower Saxony]] and [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], and comprehends Westmünsterländisch, Münsterländisch, Emsländisch and the dialects of the [[County of Bentheim (district)|Grafschaft Bentheim]] and the Landkreise Cloppenburg and Vechta.<ref name="Lameli"/> |
It is spoken in the German states of [[Lower Saxony]] and [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], and comprehends Westmünsterländisch, Münsterländisch, Emsländisch and the dialects of the [[County of Bentheim (district)|Grafschaft Bentheim]] and the Landkreise Cloppenburg and Vechta.<ref name="Lameli"/>{{efn|Westmünderländisch and Münsterländisch are elsewhere classified as part of [[Westphalian language|Westphalian]].}} |
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Its varieties in Germany border to [[Low Franconian languages|Low Franconian]], North Low German ''(Nordniederdeutsch)'', and [[Southern Low German]] (Westphalian and Eastphalian).<ref name="Lameli"/> It is spoken in Germany up to about the [[Ruhr|Ruhr area]].<ref name="Lameli"/> It has contact to the [[Dutch language]]. |
Its varieties in Germany border to [[Low Franconian languages|Low Franconian]], North Low German ''(Nordniederdeutsch)'', and [[Southern Low German]] (Westphalian and Eastphalian).<ref name="Lameli"/> It is spoken in Germany up to about the [[Ruhr|Ruhr area]].<ref name="Lameli"/> It has contact to the [[Dutch language]]. |
Revision as of 07:53, 11 October 2023
Lameli's uncommon Westniederdeutsch (lit. West Low German) is a variety of Northern Low German (nördliches Niederdeutsch), which is a group of Low German.[1] It is not to be confused with the grouping West Low German, also called Westniederdeutsch in Standard High German, which includes other varieties.[1]
It is spoken in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, and comprehends Westmünsterländisch, Münsterländisch, Emsländisch and the dialects of the Grafschaft Bentheim and the Landkreise Cloppenburg and Vechta.[1][a]
Its varieties in Germany border to Low Franconian, North Low German (Nordniederdeutsch), and Southern Low German (Westphalian and Eastphalian).[1] It is spoken in Germany up to about the Ruhr area.[1] It has contact to the Dutch language.
Most people in the area of Westniederdeutsch do not speak this variety.
Notes
- ^ Westmünderländisch and Münsterländisch are elsewhere classified as part of Westphalian.