| Samlandic | |
|---|---|
| Samländisch | |
| Native to | Poland, Russia (formerly Germany) |
| Region | East Prussia |
| Ethnicity | Germans |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Samlandic was a Low Prussian dialect of Low German. It was divided into Ostsamländisch and Westsamländisch. Both were from East Prussia.
Westsamländisch was spoken West of Königsberg. Westsamländisch had a border with Ostsamländisch.
Ostsamländisch was spoken around Königsberg, Labiau and Wehlau. Ostsamländisch had a border with Natangian, Westsamländisch and Eastern Low Prussian.
Westsamländisch has, in contrast to the remainder of Samlandic, for (I) go, (I) stand etc. jon, schton etc. O before R is spoken with a long vowel. It has ick sint meaning I am and tije for ten. Westsamländisch has long u as long ü. A is palatal. It has dorx (with the ach-Laut) for High German durch, English through.
During the latter age of the Teutonic order, Latvian-Curonian fishermen came to nowadays Pionerski, Primorye, and Filino.
Anke van Tharaw is a poem written in Samlandic.