Complete Definition of "Low German"

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Proper noun
en-proper noun|sg=low|Low German

  1. linguistics Any of a number of West Germanic languages, primarily spoken in northern Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, that did not undergo the w:High German consonant shift|High German consonant shift; the group thereof.
  2. nonstandard Any German dialect that is not the official standard.
  3. nonstandard Low Saxon.

Synonyms
(West Germanic languages that are not High German)
Plattdeutsch

Antonyms
(West Germanic languages that are not High German)
High German

Derived terms
East Low German

See also
Ingvaeonic
Low Franconian
Low Prussian
North Sea Germanic
Yiddish

External links
ethnologue|code=nds

Category:Languages

zh:Low German

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