Borbecksch Platt (also called Borbecksch or Borbecker Platt) is a
Low German dialect
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One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a ...
spoken in
Essen,
Oberhausen and
Bottrop
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,
Ruhr Area
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,
North Rhine-Westphalia
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,
Germany
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.
Borbecksch is one of the variants of the
South Westphalian
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Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
dialects (
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
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**Ge ...
''Südwestfälisch''), which belong to
Westphalian (''Westfälisch''), itself a variant of
Low German (''Plattdeutsch'').
Neighboring dialects are
Essensch (in the city of
Essen),
Waddisch (in
Werden
Werden is a southern borough of the city of Essen in Germany. It belongs to the city district ''IX Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney'' and has 9,998 inhabitants as of June 30, 2006. The borough occupies a space of and is situated at a median height of .
_ ...
) and
Mölmsch (in
Mülheim
Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr () and also described as ''"City on the River"'', is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is home to many compa ...
).
In fact, the true dialect of Borbecksch is not used anymore except for older people.
Today efforts are made by some groups/associations to protect Borbecksch.
The best known representative of Borbecksch is
Hermann Hagedorn.
Lord's Prayer
Other examples
Literature
*
Hermann Hagedorn
*
Elisabeth Holte
*
Johannes Pesch
*
Willi Schlüter
*
Hermann Witte
*
Josef Witte
*
Willi Witte
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Given name
* Willi Apel (1893–1988), German-American musicologist
* Willi Boskovsky (1909–1991), Austrian violini ...
See also
*
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
*
Ruhr Language ("Ruhrdeutsch")
References
External links
Hermann Hagedorn - „Heeme“(Borbecksch)
(Borbecksch)
(
Standard German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borbecksch Platt Dialect
Essen
Oberhausen
Bottrop
Ruhr
German dialects
North Rhine-Westphalia
Languages of Germany