Low Lusatian German

Low Lusatian
Native toGermany
RegionBrandenburg, Saxony
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
GlottologNone

Low Lusatian German (German: Niederlausitzer Deutsch) is a variant of Central German spoken in northern Saxony and southern Brandenburg.

Language

Some examples of the dialect:

English Standard German Lower Lusatian German
spelling IPA spelling IPA
water Wasser [ˈvasɐ] Wassa [ˈvasa]
hammer Hammer [ˈhamɐ] Hamma [ˈhama]
sister Schwester [ˈʃvɛstɐ] Schwesta(r) [ˈʃvɛsta]
English Standard German Lower Lusatian German
spelling IPA spelling IPA
to rake harken [ˈhaʁkn̩] haakn [ˈhaːkn̩]
to work arbeiten [ˈaʁbaɪtn̩] abeitn [ˈabeːtn̩]
to buy kaufen [ˈkaʊfn̩] kohfn [ˈkoːfn̩]
as well auch [aʊx] ooch [oːx]
on auf [aʊf] ohf [oːf]
one ein (m.)

eine (f.) eines (n.)

[aɪn]

[ˈaɪnə] [ˈaɪnəs]

een

eene eens

[eːn]

[ˈeːnə] [eːns]

small kleine [ˈklaɪnə] Kleene [ˈkleːnə]
English Standard German Lower Lusatian German
spelling IPA spelling IPA
table Tisch [tɪʃ] Tüsch [tʏʃ]
church Kirche [ˈkɪʁçə] Kürche [ˈkʏa̯çə]

(in smaller villages the word Kerke is used.)

cherry Kirsche [ˈkɪʁʃə] Kürsche [ˈkʏa̯ʃə]
English Standard German Lower Lusatian German
spelling IPA spelling IPA
it was switched off es wurde abgeschaltet [ɛs ˈvʊʁdə ˈapɡəʃaltət] es wurde abgeschalten [ɛs vua̯də ˈapɡəʃaltn̩]
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