Dutch Low Saxon
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Dutch Low Saxon (Saksisch, Nedersaksisch) is a dialect group that is spoken in the northeastern Netherlands. The classification of Dutch Low Saxon is not unanimous. From a diachronic point of view, it is classified as a Low German variety. This classification is reflected in the name Dutch Low Saxon, Low Saxon (Nedersaksisch) being a synonym of Low German (Nederduits) that is more commonly used in the Netherlands. From a strictly synchronic point of view, however, some linguists classify it as a variety of Dutch.[1] Some forms of Dutch Low Saxon show features of Westphalian, a West Low German dialect spoken in Germany. It is comprised of the following forms:
- Twents
- Midden-Drents
- Gronings
- Westerwolds
- Twents-Graafschaaps
- Noord-Drents
- Zuiddrents/Sallands
- Sallands
- Zuid-Drents
- Achterhoeks
- Veluws
- Noord-Veluws
- Oost-Veluws
[edit] References
- ^ Hermann Niebaum/Jürgen Macha: Einführung in die Dialektologie des Deutschen, 2., neubearbeitete Auflage, Tübingen: Max Niemeyer, 2006, p. 221, footnote 7.
[edit] External links
Low Saxon (Netherlands) edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
