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East Pomeranian dialect

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Native to
  
Germany

Glottolog
  
east2293  (superseded)

East Pomeranian dialect

Region
  
Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt

Language family
  
Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Low German East Low German East Pomeranian

East Pomeranian (Ostpommersch) is an East Low German dialect that is or used to be spoken in Northern Poland (previously part of Germany until the end of World War II). It is part of the Pommersch (Pomeranian) dialect group.

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The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means Land at the Sea.

East Pomeranian was mostly spoken in the Farther Pomerania (Hinterpommern) region of the Prussian Province of Pomerania and in Pomerelia. After World War II, the East Pomeranian-speaking German inhabitants of the region were largely expelled to western Germany.

East Pomeranian is also spoken in Brazil.

The varieties of East Pomeranian are:

  • Westhinterpommersch
  • Osthinterpommersch
  • Bublitzisch
  • Pommerellisch

    • Espírito Santo

  • Domingos Martins
  • Laranja da Terra
  • Pancas
  • Santa Maria de Jetibá
  • Vila Pavão

    • Minas Gerais

  • Itueta (only in the district of Vila Nietzel)

    • Santa Catarina

  • Pomerode

    • Rio Grande do Sul

  • Canguçu (under approval)

    • Rondônia

  • Espigão d'Oeste (under approval)

    • References

    East Pomeranian dialect Wikipedia
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