Low Saxon / Low
German
Low Saxon (Low German) is a Germanic language that is the
direct descendant of the Old Saxon language. It is the
indigenous language of Northern Germany
and the eastern parts of the Netherlands.
It is also used in communities in Eastern Europe, Siberia,
Central Asia and the Americas, especially by Mennonites. The
term Low Saxon [Nedersaksisch] is to preferred over
Low German. The name goes back to a time when the speakers
regarded themselves as being Saxons and their language
Saxon. Until recently, the official line was that the Low
Saxon dialects of Germany were German ones and that the ones
used in the Netherlands were Dutch dialects, and they had a
low social status. Official recognition as a regional
language was recently granted in Germany, the Netherlands
and on the European Community level. Although Low Saxon has
a long literary history, there is no standard language and
orthography so far, due to official oppression and neglect
until now. The resulting dialectal fragmentation in
conjunction with a lack of collaboration across the
Geman-Netherlands border is a great threat to the survival
of the language.
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Nedersaksisch
Dialektalki, Behe Alemanera edo Behe Saxoniera gehiago
dira Holanda eta Flandriako mintzaira neerlandiarraren
jarraipen linguistikoak, alemanierarenak baino. Hala ere, ez
bakarrik Alemania iparraldean;
Holandako Ekialdean ere mintzaira
bereiztutzat dutenak ere badira, gure informatzailea kasu.
Hortaz, Behe Saxoniera da hobetsi behar den hizkuntza izena,
Nedersaksisch jatorrizkoan.
Plattdüütsch eta antzeko formak ere
erabiltzen dira, batik bat Ameriketara joandako menoniten
artean (arbasoen mintzairari eutsi dion sekta kristau bat).
12 milioi hiztun inguru izan daitezke. Ezagupen ofiziala
irabazten ari da gutxinaka, baina estandarrik ez dago, eta
jarraipena ez da batere segurua.
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