Elbingian
(Redirected from Mundart der Elbinger Höhe)
| Elbingian | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Poland (formerly Germany) |
| Region | Elbingian upland (West Prussia, East Prussia) |
| Ethnicity | Germans |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Elbingian[citation needed] (German: Mundart der Elbinger Höhe, lit. 'dialect of the Elbingian upland'[1]) was a subdialect of Low Prussian spoken in East Prussia and West Prussia in the region of the Elbingian upland, north of Elbing.[2] It had a border with Oberländisch, Mundart des Kürzungsgebiets and Nehrungisch. It used to end shortly East of Elbing river.[2]
Phonology
[edit]There was a border of /i/, /e/ and /ar/ becoming /e/, /a/ and /or/ respectively in its area.[3][2] It has many features in common with Natangian.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ A term already used in: Mundart der Elbinger Höhe. Mitgetheilt von D. Datt Spook, in: Neue Preußische Provinzial-Blätter. Mit Beiträgen von [...]. Im Namen der Alterthums-Gesellschaft Prussia herausgegeben von Dr. A. Hagen. Jahrgang 1847. Juli – December. / Band IV., Königsberg, 1847, p. 470–475 ([1])
- ^ a b c Walther Ziesemer: Die ostpreußischen Mundarten. Ferdinand Hirt, Breslau, 1924, p. 137 (map Die ostpreußischen Mundarten)
- ^ Heinrich Siemens: Plautdietsch. tweeback verlag, Bonn, p. 45/46
- ^ Walther Ziesemer: Die ostpreußischen Mundarten. Ferdinand Hirt, Breslau, 1924, p. 132
Bibliography
[edit]- Kuhn, Willi (2010). Schuch, Hans J. (ed.). Die niederdeutsche Mundart auf der Elbinger Höhe: Kliene Geschichtge toom Grefflache opp Platt ut dee Kinger- onn Schooltied (in German and Low German). Truso.
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