Achterhooks
Achterhooks (Dutch: Achterhoeks, Dutch Low Saxon: Achterhooks) is a Dutch Low Saxon dialect spoken in Gelderland.
| Achterhooks | |
|---|---|
| Aachterhoeks, Achterhoek | |
| achterhooks | |
| Native to | Netherlands |
| Region | Achterhoek |
Indo-European
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| Official status | |
Official language in | The Netherlands |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | act |
| Glottolog | acht1238[1] |
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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]
gollark: I don't remember it running on that in 1.12.2.
gollark: With enough power in portable batteries, it also allows flight.
gollark: You can loot one from desert temples quite early, and conveniently ignore stuff like walls forever.
gollark: I also like the staff of travelling.
gollark: It's just machines and conduits, but now with a few annoying gimmicks like grains of infinity.
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Achterhoeks". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Achterhooks at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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