Limburgish

Low Franconian group of dialects
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Limburgish (Limburgish: Lèmburgs [ˈlεmbøʁxs]; Dutch: Limburgs [ˈlɪmbʏrxs]; German: Limburgisch [ˈlɪmbʊʁɡɪʃ]; French: Limbourgeois [lɛ̃buʁʒwa]), also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a group of East Low Franconian varieties spoken in the provinces of Belgian Limburg and Dutch Limburg and surroundings, and also in neighboring parts of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Limburgish
Limburgan, Limburgian, Limburgic
Limburgs, Lèmburgs
Pronunciation[ˈlεmbøʁxs]
Native toNetherlands

Belgium

Germany

RegionLimburg (Netherlands) Limburg (Belgium)
EthnicityDutch
Flemings
Germans
Native speakers
1.3 million in Netherlands and Belgium (2001)
unknown number in Germany
Early form
Latin
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Netherlands - Statutory provincial language in Limburg Province (1996, Ratification Act, ECRML, No. 136), effective 1997.
Regulated byVeldeke Limburg, Raod veur 't Limburgs
Language codes
ISO 639-1li
ISO 639-2lim
ISO 639-3lim
Glottologlimb1263  Limburgan
Linguasphere52-ACB-al
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