Achterhooks dialect

Achterhooks
Aachterhoeks, Achterhoek
Native to	Netherlands
Region	Achterhoek
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Low Saxon Dutch Low Saxon Gelders-Overijssels Achterhooks
Official status
Official language in	The Netherlands
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`act`
Glottolog	`acht1238`^[1]

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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]

The language was recognized by the government of the Netherlands in 1996 (as being part of Low Saxonian).^[2]

The speech variety has had some growth and development, with Bible portions translated in 2002.^[2]

↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Achterhoeks". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
1 2 3 Achterhooks dialect at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

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