Limburgish
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Lim‧bur‧gish
Proper noun[edit]
Limburgish
- A Germanic language or dialect continuum spoken near the common border between the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Usage notes[edit]
- In the Netherlands, Limburgish has been recognised as a regional or minority language. However, this has been criticised by linguists of e.g. the Dutch Language Union because Limburgish is considered a part of Low Franconian.
- The south-eastern borders of Limburgish are fairly well defined by the limits of the High German consonant shift (maken-machen line); though note that this definition excludes the Central Franconian dialects of Kerkrade and Vaals. The north-western borders, however, are variously defined by different isoglosses (ik-ich line; tonality; High German-like split of Germanic *au; [uː], [oː] for Germanic *ū, *ō; and others).
Synonyms[edit]
Holonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the Germanic language
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See also[edit]
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Limburgish terms
- Appendix:Limburgish Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Limburgish
Further reading[edit]
- ISO 639-1 code li, ISO 639-3 code lim (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Limburgish, lim