Westphalian or Westfalish (Standard High German: Westfälisch, Standard Dutch: Westfaals) is one of the major dialect groups of West Low German. Its most salient feature is its diphthongization (rising diphthongs). For example, speakers say iäten ([ɪɛtn̩]) instead of etten or äten for "to eat". (There is also a difference in the use of consonants within the Westphalian dialects: North of the Wiehengebirge, people tend to speak unvoiced consonants, south of the Wiehengebirge they voiced their consonants, e.g. Foite > Foide.)
The Westphalian dialect region includes the north-eastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, i.e. the former Prussian province of Westphalia, without Siegerland and Wittgenstein, but including the southern part of former government district Weser-Ems (e.g. the region around Osnabrück and the landscape of Emsland in modern Lower Saxony).
Westphalian has many lexical similarities and other proximities to Eastphalian, extending to the East and slightly to the North of the area where Westphalian is spoken.
Grammar
Personal pronouns
The personal pronouns in Störmede are as follow:[2]
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Singular
Nominative
ik
diu
hoi
soi
iät
(Genitive)
(van meune)
(van deune)
(van seune)
(van iähre)
(van seune)
Dative
meu
deu
iähne
iähr
iähne
Accusative
soi
iät
Plural
Nominative
weu
jeu
soi
(Genitive)
(van use)
(van jiue)
(van iähre)
Dative
us
jiu
iähnen
Accusative
soi
Today
German Westphalian is currently spoken mostly by elderly people. The majority of the inhabitants of Westphalia proper speak (regionally coloured) standard German. This accent, however, does not stand out as much as for example Bavarian, because Westphalia is closer to the Hanover region, whose speech variety is generally considered to be standard modern German.
The Low Saxon dialects in the bordering Twente and Achterhoek regions in the east of the Netherlands are traditionally classified as Westphalian dialects, albeit with some notable traits from Standard Dutch. A 2005 study showed 62% of the population of Twente spoke the language daily, and efforts are made to insert the language into the local school curriculum.
One of the reasons for the diminishing use of Westphalian in Germany is the rigorous enforcement of German-only policies in traditionally Low German-speaking areas during the 18th century. Westphalian, and Low German in general, unlike many of the High German dialects, were too distant from standard German to be considered dialects and were therefore not tolerated and efforts were made to ban them. In an extreme case, Hannover and its hinterland were forced to adopt rather unnaturally a form of German based on the written standard.
Westphalian was spoken in Kruppwerke up to the 19th century.
Nevertheless, the Westphalian regiolect of Standard High German includes some words that originate from the dying Westphalian dialects, which are otherwise unintelligible for other German speakers from outside Westphalia. Examples include Pölter[ˈpœltɐ] "pyjamas/pajamas", Plörre[ˈplœʁə] "dirty liquid", and Mötke[ˈmœtkə] "mud, dirt".
References
^ abcWestphalian language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Franz Kemper: Stürmeder Platt: Wi et lutt düt un dat. 1998, p. 18
Westphalian language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator
January 07, 2023
westphalian, language, westphalian, westfalish, standard, high, german, westfälisch, standard, dutch, westfaals, major, dialect, groups, west, german, most, salient, feature, diphthongization, rising, diphthongs, example, speakers, iäten, ɪɛtn, instead, etten,. Westphalian or Westfalish Standard High German Westfalisch Standard Dutch Westfaals is one of the major dialect groups of West Low German Its most salient feature is its diphthongization rising diphthongs For example speakers say iaten ɪɛtn instead of etten or aten for to eat There is also a difference in the use of consonants within the Westphalian dialects North of the Wiehengebirge people tend to speak unvoiced consonants south of the Wiehengebirge they voiced their consonants e g Foite gt Foide WestphalianWestfalish less common Native toGermany 1 NetherlandsRegionWestphalia 1 southwest Lower Saxony eastern NetherlandsLanguage familyIndo European GermanicWest GermanicNorth Sea GermanicLow German 1 West Low GermanWestphalianLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code wep class extiw title iso639 3 wep wep a Glottologwest2356This article contains IPA phonetic symbols Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of Unicode characters For an introductory guide on IPA symbols see Help IPA The Westphalian dialect region includes the north eastern part of North Rhine Westphalia i e the former Prussian province of Westphalia without Siegerland and Wittgenstein but including the southern part of former government district Weser Ems e g the region around Osnabruck and the landscape of Emsland in modern Lower Saxony Traditionally all Dutch Low Saxon dialects are considered Westphalian with the notable exception of Gronings which is grouped with the Northern Low Saxon and Friso Saxon dialects citation needed The rising diphthongisation is still noticeable in the dialects of Rijssen Enter and Vriezenveen Contents 1 Varieties 2 Grammar 2 1 Personal pronouns 3 Today 4 ReferencesVarieties EditAmong the Westphalian language there are different subgroups of dialects Westmunsterlandisch Munsterlandisch South Westphalian East Westphalian in East Westphalia including the dialect of Osnabruck Westphalian dialects in the Netherlands citation needed Drents Urkers Stellingwarfs Sallands Twents Achterhoeks VeluwsWestphalian has many lexical similarities and other proximities to Eastphalian extending to the East and slightly to the North of the area where Westphalian is spoken Grammar EditPersonal pronouns Edit The personal pronouns in Stormede are as follow 2 1st person 2nd person 3rd personMasculine Feminine NeuterSingular Nominative ik diu hoi soi iat Genitive van meune van deune van seune van iahre van seune Dative meu deu iahne iahr iahneAccusative soi iatPlural Nominative weu jeu soi Genitive van use van jiue van iahre Dative us jiu iahnenAccusative soiToday EditGerman Westphalian is currently spoken mostly by elderly people The majority of the inhabitants of Westphalia proper speak regionally coloured standard German This accent however does not stand out as much as for example Bavarian because Westphalia is closer to the Hanover region whose speech variety is generally considered to be standard modern German The Low Saxon dialects in the bordering Twente and Achterhoek regions in the east of the Netherlands are traditionally classified as Westphalian dialects albeit with some notable traits from Standard Dutch A 2005 study showed 62 of the population of Twente spoke the language daily and efforts are made to insert the language into the local school curriculum One of the reasons for the diminishing use of Westphalian in Germany is the rigorous enforcement of German only policies in traditionally Low German speaking areas during the 18th century Westphalian and Low German in general unlike many of the High German dialects were too distant from standard German to be considered dialects and were therefore not tolerated and efforts were made to ban them In an extreme case Hannover and its hinterland were forced to adopt rather unnaturally a form of German based on the written standard Westphalian was spoken in Kruppwerke up to the 19th century Nevertheless the Westphalian regiolect of Standard High German includes some words that originate from the dying Westphalian dialects which are otherwise unintelligible for other German speakers from outside Westphalia Examples include Polter ˈpœltɐ pyjamas pajamas Plorre ˈplœʁe dirty liquid and Motke ˈmœtke mud dirt References Edit a b c Westphalian language at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Franz Kemper Sturmeder Platt Wi et lutt dut un dat 1998 p 18 Westphalian language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Westphalian language amp oldid 1084306480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
