Achterhooks dialect
| Achterhooks | |
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| Aachterhoeks, Achterhoek | |
| Native to | Netherlands |
| Region | Achterhoek |
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Indo-European
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| Official status | |
Official language in | The Netherlands |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
act |
| Glottolog |
acht1238[1] |
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Low Saxon edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Achterhooks (Dutch: Achterhoeks, Dutch Low Saxon: Achterhooks) is a Dutch Low Saxon dialect spoken in Gelderland.
Geographic distribution
The Achterhooks language is spoken in the Netherlands in western Europe, Northeast, with speakers concentrated in Gelderland Province.[2]
Official status
The language was recognized by the government of the Netherlands in 1996 (as being part of Low Saxonian).[2]
Current status
The speech variety has had some growth and development, with Bible portions translated in 2002.[2]
Classification
It is not well defined what constitutes a language versus a dialect, but Achterhooks is generally considered to be a dialect of Low Saxon.[2]
References
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Achterhoeks". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- 1 2 3 4 Achterhooks dialect at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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