Low Saxon

English

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Proper noun

Low Saxon

1. 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, p.e. wiktionary, it is often used as a synonym for Low German. This however can be offensive to speakers of non-Low Saxon dialects of Low German and the Low Germans themselves differentiate strictly between Nordneddersassisch (Low Saxon; Dialectal group) and Nedderdütsch (Low German; the language). The Low Saxon area classically only includes Holland, Lower Saxony and most parts of Sleswik and Holstein.

Synonyms

• Low German

Translations

language or language group

Croatian: donjosaksonski  (hr) Danish: Nedersaksisk (da) Dutch: Nedersaksisch (nl) n. Finnish: alasaksa (fi), alasaksi (fi) French: bas saxon (fr) German: Niedersächsisch (de) Greek: Χαμηλός Σάξονας (el) (Chamēlós Sáxonas) Icelandic: niðursaxneska (is) Italian: basso Sassone (it) m.

Low German: Neddersassisch (nds) n. (Northern), Nedersaksisch (Western), Leegsaksisch (Groningen), Leeg-/Nedersaksisk (East Frisia) Neersassies (Twente, Bentheim), Neddersassisk (Westphalia) Polish: dolnosaksoński (pl) Portuguese: baixo saxão (pt) Spanish: bajo sajón (es) Swedish: Lågsachsiska (sv) Turkish: Aşağı Almanca (tr) Volapük: Dona-Saxänapük (vo)

Derived terms

• Dutch Low Saxon
• German Low Saxon

See also

• Neddersassisch/Neddersass'sch
• West Low German
• East Low German
• Nedderdüütsch
• Plattdüütsch
• Plattdeutsch
• Plauttdietsch/Plautdietsch (Mennonite Low German)
• German
• High German
• Standard German
• Middle German/Central German
• Upper German

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Low Saxon, nds
• Plattmakers: Low Saxon dictionary with both English and German translations