Low Saxon
English
Alternative forms
- Lower Saxon
Proper noun
- Synonym of Low German (West Germanic language)
- Synonyms: Low German, Nether-Saxon, Plattdeutsch
- Holonym: Low German
- A group of related dialects of Low German, spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands, formerly also in Denmark.
Usage notes
In English texts, including Wiktionary, "Low Saxon" is often used as a synonym for Low German. This can, however, be offensive to speakers of non-Low Saxon dialects of Low German, and Low German-speakers themselves differentiate strictly between the Low Saxon group of dialects and the Low German language. The Low Saxon area classically only includes the northeastern Netherlands, Lower Saxony and most parts of Schleswig-Holstein.
Related terms
- Dutch Low Saxon
- East Low Saxon
- German Low Saxon
- Middle Low Saxon
- New Low Saxon
- Old Low Saxon
- West Low Saxon
- Middle Saxon (Middle Low German)
- New Saxon (New Low German)
- Old Saxon (Old Low German)
Translations
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