Elbingian

Elbingian
Native toPoland (formerly Germany)
RegionElbingian upland (West Prussia, East Prussia)
EthnicityGermans
Language codes
ISO 639-3–

Elbingian[citation needed] (German: Mundart der Elbinger Höhe, lit. 'dialect of the Elbingian upland') was a subdialect of Low Prussian spoken in East Prussia and West Prussia in the region of the Elbingian upland [de; pl], north of Elbing. It had a border with Oberländisch, Mundart des Kürzungsgebiets and Nehrungisch. It used to end shortly East of Elbing river.

Phonology

There was a border of /i/, /e/ and /ar/ becoming /e/, /a/ and /or/ respectively in its area. It has many features in common with Natangian.

References

  1. ↑ 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 ()
  2. 1 2 3 Walther Ziesemer: Die ostpreußischen Mundarten. Ferdinand Hirt, Breslau, 1924, p. 137 (map Die ostpreußischen Mundarten)
  3. ↑ Heinrich Siemens: Plautdietsch. tweeback verlag, Bonn, p. 45/46
  4. ↑ Walther Ziesemer: Die ostpreußischen Mundarten. Ferdinand Hirt, Breslau, 1924, p. 132

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