Low Franconian language spoken in the provinces of Limburg
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Limburgish
Limburgan, Limburgian, Limburgic
Limburgs, Lèmburgs
Pronunciation
[ˈlɪm˦bʏʀ(ə)xs], [ˈlɛm˦-]
Native to
Netherlands
Limburg
Belgium
Limburg
Liège
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Region
Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg (Belgium)
Ethnicity
Dutch Belgians Germans
Native speakers
1.3 million in Netherlands and Belgium[citation needed] (2001)[1] unknown number in Germany
Language family
Indo-European
Germanic
West Germanic
Istvaeonic
Low Franconian
Limburgish
Early form
Frankish
Writing system
Latin
Official status
Recognised minority language in
Netherlands
– Statutory provincial language in Limburg Province (1996, Ratification Act, ECRML, No. 136), effective 1997.[2]
Regulated by
Veldeke Limburg, Raod veur 't Limburgs
Language codes
ISO 639-1
li
ISO 639-2
lim
ISO 639-3
lim
Glottolog
limb1263 Limburgan
Linguasphere
52-ACB-al
Limburgish is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.[3]
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A Limburgish speaker, recorded in Slovakia
Limburgish[a] (Limburgish: Limburgs[ˈlɪm˦bʏʀ(ə)xs] or Lèmburgs[ˈlɛm˦-]; Dutch: Limburgs[ˈlɪmbʏr(ə)xs]; German: Limburgisch[ˈlɪmbʊʁɡɪʃ]; French: Limbourgeois[lɛ̃buʁʒwa]), also called Limburgan,[1][4][a]Limburgian,[1][a] or Limburgic,[1][a] is a West Germanic language spoken in Dutch Limburg, Belgian Limburg, and neighbouring regions of Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia).
Although frequently misunderstood as such, Limburgish as a linguistic term does not refer to the regional variety of Dutch spoken in the Belgian and Dutch provinces of Limburg. Within the modern communities of these provinces, intermediate idiolects are also very common, which combine standard Dutch with the accent and some grammatical and pronunciation tendencies derived from Limburgish. This "Limburgish Dutch" is confusingly also often referred to simply as "Limburgish", although in Belgium such intermediate languages tend to be called tussentaal ("in-between language"), no matter the exact dialect/language with which standard Dutch is combined.
Since Limburgish is still the mother tongue of many inhabitants in the aforementioned region, Limburgish grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation can have a significant impact on the way locals speak Dutch in public life.[5] Limburgish shares vocabulary and grammatical characteristics with both German and Dutch, but has some unique features as well.[6][7]
Many dialects of Limburgish (and of Ripuarian)[8] have a pitch accent.
^ abcdLimburgish at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^"Limburgish". Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^Moseley, Christopher; Nicolas, Alexandre. "Atlas of the world's languages in danger". unesdoc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
^"Limburgismen in het handschrift-Borgloon". Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde. 123: 298–332. 2007. hdl:1887/14150.
^"Beknopte Limburgse Grammatica" [Short Limburgish Grammar] (PDF) (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-24.
^"De Grammatica - Mestreechter Taol". www.mestreechtertaol.nl (in Dutch).
^Hermans, Ben, The representation of the 'tonal' accents of Limburg and Ripuarian(PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-02, retrieved 2010-07-05
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