Achterhooks

Achterhooks (Dutch Low Saxon: [ˈɑxtərɦoːks]; Dutch: Achterhoeks [ˈɑxtərɦuks]) is a Westphalian dialect spoken in Gelderland.

Achterhooks
Aachterhoeks, Achterhoek
achterhooks
Native to	Netherlands
Region	Achterhoek
Native speakers	211,000 (2009)^[1]
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic North Sea Germanic Low German West Low German Westphalian Gelders-Overijssels Achterhooks
Official status
Official language in	The Netherlands
Language codes
ISO 639-3	act
Glottolog	acht1238

Low Saxon edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Geographic distribution

The Achterhooks language is spoken in the Netherlands in western Europe, Northeast, with speakers concentrated in Gelderland Province.^[2]

Status

The language was recognized by the government of the Netherlands in 1996 (as being part of Low Saxonian).^[2]

The speech variety has had some growth and development, with Bible portions translated in 2002.^[2]

References

1. Achterhooks at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
2. Achterhooks at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)