| Hamburg German | |
|---|---|
| Hamburg dialect, Hamburger dialect | |
| Hamborger Platt | |
| Region | Hamburg |
| German alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| IETF | nds-u-sd-dehh |
Hamburg German, also known asHamburg dialect orHamburger dialect (nativelyHamborger Platt,German:Hamburger Platt), is a group ofNorthern Low Saxonvarieties spoken inHamburg,Germany. Occasionally, the termHamburgisch is also used for HamburgMissingsch, a variety ofstandard German with Low Saxon substrates. These are urban dialects that have absorbed numerousEnglish andDutch loanwords, for instanceTörn 'trip' (<turn) andsuutje 'gently' (< Dutchzoetjes).
Hamburg's name is pronounced[ˈhambɔːç]ⓘ in these dialects, with a "ch" similar to that in the standard German wordsich orMilch (ich-Laut). Typical of the Hamburg dialects and other Lower Elbe dialects is the[ɔɪ̯] pronunciation (andeu spelling) for the diphthong/œɪ/ (writtenöö,öh orö), e.g.:
| in Hamburg | elsewhere | standard German | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| keupen[ˈkʰɔɪ̯pm̩] | köpen[ˈkʰœɪ̯pm̩] | kaufen[ˈkʰaʊ̯fn̩] | to buy |
| scheun[ʃɔɪ̯n] | schöön[ʃœɪ̯n] | schön[ʃøːn] | beautiful |
However, as in most otherLow Saxon dialects, the long monophthong/øː/ is pronounced[øː] (as in Frenchpeu), for instanceKööm ~Kœm[kʰøːm] 'caraway'.
The Low Saxon language in Hamburg is divided in several subdialects, namely:[citation needed]
TheHamborger Veermaster is a famous sea shanty sung in the regional dialect. The all-purpose greeting "moin" is universally used in Hamburg.
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