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| Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Germany |
| Region | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Ethnicity | Pomeranians |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | nds forLow German |
| ISO 639-3 | nds forLow German |
| Glottolog | meck1238 |
.png) Germanic Dialects in 1900 in Germany as of today's borders (7): Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch | |
Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch is aLow German dialect spoken in theGerman state ofMecklenburg-Vorpommern. It belongs to theEast Low German group.
In the western parts of the language area it is similar to someWest Low German dialects, while the eastern parts are influenced by theCentral Pomeranian(Mittelpommersch) dialect. It differs slightly fromEast Pomeranian, which used to be spoken widely in the area that in 1945 became thePolish part ofFarther Pomerania and included much more SlavicPomeranian andKashubian elements.
A striking characteristic of Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch is the use of thediminutive suffix-ing (e.g.Poot ‘paw’ >Pöting ‘little paw’,Änning ‘Annie’,lies’ ‘quietly’, ‘softly’, ‘slowly’ >liesing ‘very quietly’, ‘very softly’, ‘very carefully’, ‘nice and easy’). This suffix first appears in modern Low German variations (early 19th century onwards), and is of Germanic origin,[1] being attested in several other Germanic-speaking areas, such as Westphalian family names Arning, Smeding and Janning.
The personal pronouns in the dialect ofFritz Reuter are as follow:[2]
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | ||||
| Singular | Nominative | ick | du | hei | sei | dat ('t) |
| Accusative | mi | di | em | ehr | dat | |
| Plural | Nominative | wi | ji | sei | ||
| Accusative | uns | jug (ju) | ||||
The reflexive pronoun of the 3rd person issick, and the possessive pronouns (which are declined like strong adjectives) are:
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | min | din | sin | ehr | sin |
| Plural | uns' | jug | ehr | ||
Numbers in the dialect of Fritz Reuter are:[3]
| Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|
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Uncomposed forms in the dialect of Fritz Reuter:[4]
| Infinitive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| halen | |||||
| Present Active | |||||
| [ick] hal(e) | [du] hal(e)st | [hei] hal(t) | [wi] hal(e)n | [ji] hal(e)t | [sei] hal(e)n |
| Imperfect Active | |||||
| [ick] halt(e) | [du] halt(e)st | [hei] halt(e) | [wi] halt(e)n | [ji] halt(e)t | [sei] halt(e)n |
| Imperative | |||||
| hal(e) | hal(e)t | ||||
| Past Participle | |||||
| hal(e)t | |||||