Limburgish

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
Indo-European
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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