Low German

noun

the West Germanic languages not included in the High German group, as English, Dutch, Flemish, or Plattdeutsch. : LG, L.G. Compare High German ( def 1 ).
Plattdeutsch.

Low German

noun

a language of N Germany, spoken esp in rural areas: more closely related to Dutch than to standard High German Also calledPlattdeutsch LG See also German High German

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Low German¹

First recorded in 1835–45

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High German vs. Low German

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Mr Holbrooks remembers when the Low German Mennonite group began immigrating to his hometown and nearby states in the 1970s.

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Still speaking Plautdietsch - a blend of Low German, Prussian dialects and Dutch - a few thousand moved to the forests of Campeche in the 1980s.

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The Mennonites' native language is typically Plautdietsch, a unique blend of Low German, Prussian dialects and Dutch.

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She learned Low German by listening to his parents, his 11 siblings, and their spouses and children converse at Sunday faspas at my grandparents' farm.

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She speaks softly in her native Low German - a dialect hundreds of years old.

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low frequency low-grade

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