Limburgish
Limburgish (Limburgish: Lèmburgs [ˈlεmbøʁxs]; Dutch: Limburgs [ˈlɪmbʏrxs]; German: Limburgisch [ˈlɪmbʊʁɡɪʃ]; French: Limbourgeois [lɛ̃buʁʒwa]), also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a group of East Low Franconian varieties spoken in the provinces of Belgian Limburg and Dutch Limburg and surroundings, and also in neighboring parts of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Limburgish | ||||
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| Limburgan, Limburgian, Limburgic Limburgs, Lèmburgs | ||||
| Pronunciation | [ˈlεmbøʁxs] | |||
| Native to | Netherlands | |||
| Region | Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg (Belgium) | |||
| Ethnicity | Dutch Flemings Germans | |||
| Native speakers | 1.3 million in Netherlands and Belgium (2001) unknown number in Germany | |||
| Language family | ||||
| Early forms: | Frankish
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| Writing system | Latin | |||
| Official status | ||||
| Recognised minority language in | Netherlands - Statutory provincial language in Limburg Province (1996, Ratification Act, ECRML, No. 136), effective 1997. | |||
| Regulated by | Veldeke Limburg, Raod veur 't Limburgs | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-1 | li | |||
| ISO 639-2 | lim | |||
| ISO 639-3 | lim | |||
| Linguasphere | 52-ACB-al | |||
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Limburgish Media
A Limburgish speaker, recorded in Slovakia.
Limburgish using several definitions.
The dialects between and around Meuse and Rhine.
Limburgish is the group divided by the river Rhine between Duisburg and Düsseldorf on this map.
Main dialects, regional languages and minority languages in the BeNeLux
Monophthongs of the Maastrichtian dialect, from Gussenhoven & Aarts (1999:159)
Diphthongs of the Maastrichtian dialect, from Gussenhoven & Aarts (1999:159)
Extent (orange) of the region where a pitch accent was historically used in The Benelux, France and Germany
Tone contour in pulling tone
Chart of tone contour in push tone for Roermond Limburgish.
References
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Limburgish edition. |
