West Low German
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| West Low German | |
|---|---|
| German: Westniederdeutsch | |
| Native to | Germany, Netherlands, Southern Denmark |
| Language family | Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | nds |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: wep – Westphalian nds – (partial) frs – Eastern Frisian gos – Gronings stl – Stellingwerfs drt – Drents twd – Twents act – Achterhoeks sdz – Sallands vel – Veluws |
 West Low German area in yellow. This area is also called Low Saxon. | |
West Low German, also known as Low Saxon (German: Westniederdeutsch, literally West Low German, or Niedersächsisch (in a stricter sense), literally: Low Saxon, Nether-Saxon; Low German: Nedersassisch, Nedersaksies; Dutch: Nedersaksisch) is a variant of Low German (also Low Saxon; German: Plattdeutsch, Niederdeutsch, Dutch: Nederduits) dialects spoken in parts of the Netherlands, northwestern Germany and southern Denmark (in North Schleswig).
West Low German Media
Low Saxon language area in the Netherlands
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