GERMANIC: GERMAN & NORTHERN LOW SAXON

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German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language belonging to the Indo-European language family, widely spoken in Central Europe. It is the official or co-official language of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and parts of Belgium and Italy (South Tyrol). German is known for its rich linguistic tradition, featuring a complex grammatical structure with three genders, four cases, and extensive use of compound words. It has a diverse dialect continuum, ranging from High German (Hochdeutsch) to Low German (Plattdeutsch), with Standard German serving as the lingua franca. With approximately 135 million speakers worldwide, German is a major cultural and scientific language, influential in literature, philosophy, and engineering, and is widely taught as a foreign language globally.

Northern Low Saxon is a variety of Low German spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands and Denmark, particularly in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen, and surrounding areas. It is part of the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family and developed as a descendant of Middle Low German, the lingua franca of the Hanseatic League during the Middle Ages. Northern Low Saxon is characterized by its lack of High German consonant shifts, which sets it apart from High German dialects. While it remains a key element of regional identity and cultural heritage, its use is declining due to the dominance of Standard German, though efforts are being made to preserve and revitalize the language. It is mutually intelligible with other Low German dialects but distinct from both High German and Dutch.

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