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Low Saxon

group of Low German dialects spoken in parts of the Netherlands, northwestern Germany and southern Denmark

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Native to: Germany , Netherlands , Southern Denmark
Speakers: Native: 300,000 (2016) , L2: 2.2 million
Language family: Indo-European Germanic West Germanic North Sea Germanic Low German Low Saxon
Iso 639 2: nds for Low German
Iso 639 3: Variously:, nds – (partial), wep – Westphalian, frs – Eastern Frisian, gos – Gronings, stl – Stellingwerfs, drt – Drents, twd – Twents, act – Achterhoeks, sdz – Sallands, vel – Veluws
Glottolog: west2357

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Low Saxon (German: Niedersächsisch, Dutch: Nedersaksisch), also known as West Low German (German: Westniederdeutsch), is a group of Low German dialects spoken in parts of the Netherlands, northwestern Germany and southern Denmark (in North Schleswig by parts of the German-speaking minority). It is one of two dialect groups, the other being East Low German.

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