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[*] Hermann Niebaum/Jürgen Macha: Einführung in die Dialektologie des Deutschen, 2., neubearbeitete Auflage, Tübingen: Max Niemeyer, 2006, p. 221, footnote 7 considers Low Saxon as a Dutch dialectal variant. In the Netherlands the Low Saxon dialects are generally seen as Dutch dialects. Linguist acknowledge that Low German dialects in the Netherlands are heavily influenced by Dutch, allowing for a broader classification.