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Helo Arbeo!
On Tuesday 08 November 2005 02:32, Arbeo M wrote:
Hi Tels!
Thanks for your inquiry. This can be a bit confusing indeed. That's part of the reason why discussion took so long here.
I am also confused. Does this mean we will have wikipedias for every German dialect (saxionian, bavarian etc), too? *confused*
How does "nedersaksisch" relate to
"niedersächsisch"?
[snipabit]
Thanx for the clarification. I think it would have been good to include a few links for casual readers of this mailing-list, not everyone is familiar with all the details/languages and ongoing/past discussions etc.
Regarding these two wikipedias, it seems that this is the unique situation where a dialect (the dutch one) of a language (plattdeutsch) will get it's own wikipedia.
I am not per se opposed to dialects getting their own wikipedia. It might be very interesting to see the content (even if it is just for preserving the dialect/language).
OTOH, "real" languages like "Sorbisch" (ISO code "wen") don't have thier own wikipedia yet, and these would at least have some "official" rules on how to spell things. I am no language expert, but things like saxonian could get very messy in written form. Since I know nothing about nedersaksisch, I will refrain from vote for or against it :)
- However, Low Saxon (=Nedersaksisch, Niedersächsisch
or Plattdüütsch) is almost unanimously considered a separate language and not regarded as is belonging to the German language. As a German, I can confirm and assure that the two languages are not mutually intelligible.
Heh, you could say that between bavarian and saxonian! (I jest! :)
Here is a .sig of mine relating to that topic:
Neulich in Dresden gehört: "Gundach. Schbindadoni. Isvleisch dadidada?" -- Ex-Kahl-Libur
Best wishes,
Tels
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