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Low German
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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"
City limit sign in Lower Saxony showing that Low German is closer to English for Altenbruch (meaning 'old bog/swamp'), an incorporated village of Cuxh
City limit sign in Lower Saxony showing that Low German is closer to English for Altenbruch (meaning 'old bog/swamp'), an incorporated village of Cuxhaven. The name in Low German is Olenbrook.
Low German-speaking area before the expulsion of almost all Low German- and German-speakers from east of the Oder–Neisse line in 1945. Low German-spea
Low German-speaking area before the expulsion of almost all Low German- and German-speakers from east of the Oder–Neisse line in 1945. Low German-speaking provinces of Germany east of the Oder, before 1945, were Pomerania with its capital Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland), where east of the Oder East Pomeranian dialects were spoken, and East Prussia with its capital Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia), where Low Prussian dialects were spoken. Danzig (now
A public school in Witmarsum Colony (Paraná, Southern Brazil) teaches in the Portuguese language and in Plautdietsch.
A public school in Witmarsum Colony (Paraná, Southern Brazil) teaches in the Portuguese language and in Plautdietsch.
Low German dialects around the world
Low German dialects around the world
Middle Low German
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Middle Low German is a developmental stage of Low German. It developed from the Old Saxon language in the Middle Ages and has been documented in writing since about 1225–34. During the Hanseatic perio
Low German
…situation of Low German may thus be considered a "pseudo-dialectized abstand language" ("scheindialektisierte Abstandsprache"). In contrast, Old Saxon and Middle Low German are generally considered separate languages in their own right. Since Low German has strongly declined since the 18th century, the perceived similarities…
Northern Europe in 1400, showing the extent of the Hanseatic League
Northern Europe in 1400, showing the extent of the Hanseatic League
Extent of Middle Low German in red and as literary language (black lines tilted right)
Extent of Middle Low German in red and as literary language (black lines tilted right)
Der Keyserliken Stadt Lübeck Christlike Ordeninge/ tho denste dem hilgen Evangelio/ Christliker leve/ tucht/ frede unde enicheyt/ vor de yöget yn eyne
Der Keyserliken Stadt Lübeck Christlike Ordeninge/ tho denste dem hilgen Evangelio/ Christliker leve/ tucht/ frede unde enicheyt/ vor de yöget yn eyner guden Schole[n] tho lerende. Unde de Kercken denere und rechten armen Christlick tho vorsorgende. Dorch Jo. Bugen. Pom. beschreven. 1531. Translates as 'The Imperial City of Lübeck's Christian Ordinance at the service of the Holy Gospel of Christian life, discipline, peace and unity, to teach the youth in a good school, and to provide Christianly for the church servants and the righteous poor. Written by
The title of this passage reads Eyne vorrede ouer dyt boek van reynken deme vosse, which translates as 'A prologue about this book of Reynard the Fox'
The title of this passage reads Eyne vorrede ouer dyt boek van reynken deme vosse, which translates as 'A prologue about this book of Reynard the Fox'. The typeface is typical for the blackletter used in MLG printing.