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** [[Low Saxon]] aka Low German
** [[Low Saxon]] aka Low German


=Difference between High and [[Low German]]=
=Difference between [[High German|High]] and Low German=
High German differs from other West German languages such as [[Low German]], [[Modern English|English]], and [[Dutch]] in that High German when through the [[High German Consonant Shift]].  The High German Consonant Shift (or HGCS) is the sound shift where;  
High German differs from other West German languages such as [[Low German]], [[Modern English|English]], and [[Dutch]] in that High German when through the [[High German Consonant Shift]].  The High German Consonant Shift (or HGCS) is the sound shift where;  
# Non-geminated voicless [[Stop|stops]] became [[Fricative|fricatives]],
# Non-geminated voicless [[Stop|stops]] became [[Fricative|fricatives]],
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# All interdental fricatives (/[[Voiced dental fricative|ð]]/ and /[[Voiceless dental fricative|θ]]/) became the dental stop and/or Alveolar stop /[[Voiced dental stop|d̻]]/ and /[[Voiced alveolar stop|d]]/. <br>
# All interdental fricatives (/[[Voiced dental fricative|ð]]/ and /[[Voiceless dental fricative|θ]]/) became the dental stop and/or Alveolar stop /[[Voiced dental stop|d̻]]/ and /[[Voiced alveolar stop|d]]/. <br>
The last stage was shared by [[Low German]] and [[Dutch]].
The last stage was shared by [[Low German]] and [[Dutch]].
=Orthography=
=Grammar=
==Articles==
==Nouns==
==Adjectives and Adverbs==
==Conjunctions==
==Preposition==
==Verbs==

Revision as of 11:48, 31 January 2009

Low German
Nedersaksisch Plattdüütsch
Spoken in: Germany, Netherlands, Denamrk (Norddütschland)
Conworld: Real world
Total speakers: unknown
Genealogical classification: Indo-European
Germanic
West Germanic
     German
Low German
Basic word order: SVO, OVS/V2
Morphological type: inflecting
Morphosyntactic alignment: nominative-accusative
Writing system:
Created by:
unknown 1800-Present C.E.

History and Stages

Difference between High and Low German

High German differs from other West German languages such as Low German, English, and Dutch in that High German when through the High German Consonant Shift. The High German Consonant Shift (or HGCS) is the sound shift where;

  1. Non-geminated voicless stops became fricatives,
  2. Geminated, nasal-adjacent and liquid-adjacent voiceless stops became affricates,
  3. Voiced stops became voiceless stops, and finally
  4. All interdental fricatives (/ð/ and /θ/) became the dental stop and/or Alveolar stop // and /d/.

The last stage was shared by Low German and Dutch.

Orthography

Grammar

Articles

Nouns

Adjectives and Adverbs

Conjunctions

Preposition

Verbs