Low German

Also known as Plattdeutsch, Low Saxon, Platt-Deutsch, Plattdüütsch, Plattdütsch, Plattdütsk, Plattdüütsk, Plattduitsk

West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands

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Low German is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern Netherlands that is distinct from standard German. It matters because it represents an important regional linguistic tradition in Northern Europe with its own speakers and cultural heritage.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: modern language
Has part: East Low German
Country: Netherlands
Image: DE-NDS Wulmsdörp Ortsschild.jpg

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has grammatical gender: feminine
exact match: data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#LowGerman
Wikimedia language code: nds
described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia
writing system: Latin script
native label: Plattdütsk
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 5000000
Commons category: Low German language
Commons gallery: Plattdüütsch
linguistic typology: V2 word order
P13311: Category:Villa Clara Province
indigenous to: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
different from: Plautdietsch
P10369: Greenland
uses capitalization for: noun
P8168: Förster

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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" refers to the altitude of the areas where it is typically spoken.

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