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Low German dialect
Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch
is a
Low German
dialect spoken in the
German
state of
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
. It belongs to the
East Low German
group.
In the western parts of the language area it is similar to some
West Low German
dialects, while the eastern parts are influenced by the
Central Pomeranian
(Mittelpommersch)
dialect. It differs slightly from
East Pomeranian
, which used to be spoken widely in the area that in 1945 became the
Polish
part of
Farther Pomerania
and included much more Slavic
Pomeranian
and
Kashubian
elements.
Geography
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Grammar
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Diminutive
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A striking characteristic of Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch is the use of the
diminutive
suffix
-ing
(e.g.
Poot
‘paw’ >
Poting
‘little paw’,
Anning
‘Annie’,
lies’
‘quietly’, ‘softly’, ‘slowly’ >
liesing
‘very quietly’, ‘very softly’, ‘very carefully’, ‘nice and easy’). This suffix first appears in modern Low German variations (early 19th century onwards), and is of Germanic origin,
[1]
being attested in several other Germanic-speaking areas, such as Westphalian family names Arning, Smeding and Janning.
Pronouns
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The personal pronouns in the dialect of
Fritz Reuter
are as follow:
[2]
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1st person
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2nd person
|
3rd person
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Masculine
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Feminine
|
Neuter
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Singular
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Nominative
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ick
|
du
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hei
|
sei
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dat ('t)
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Accusative
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mi
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di
|
em
|
ehr
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dat
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Plural
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Nominative
|
wi
|
ji
|
sei
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Accusative
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uns
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jug (ju)
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The reflexive pronoun of the 3rd person is
sick
, and the possessive pronouns (which are declined like strong adjectives) are:
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1st person
|
2nd person
|
3rd person
|
Masculine
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Feminine
|
Neuter
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Singular
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min
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din
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sin
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ehr
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sin
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Plural
|
uns'
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jug
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ehr
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Numbers
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Numbers in the dialect of Fritz Reuter are:
[3]
Cardinal numbers
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Ordinal numbers
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- 1: ein (en)
- 2: twei
- 3: drei
- 4: vir
- 5: fiw
- 6: sos
- 7: saben
- 8: acht
- 9: negen
- 10: teigen (teihn)
- 11: elben
- 12: twolf
- 13: drutteigen
- 14: virteigen
- 15: fofteigen
- 16: sosteigen
- 17: sabenteigen
- 18: achtteigen
- 19: negenteigen
- 20: twintig
- 21: einuntwintig
- 30: dortig
- 40: virtig
- 50: foftig
- 60: sostig
- 70: sabentig
- 80: achttig
- 90: negentig
- 100: hunnert
- 1000: dusend
- 10 000: teigen dusend
- 1 000 000: 'ne million
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- 1.: de irst
- 2.: de tweit
- 3.: de drudd
- 4.: de virt
- 5.: de foft
- 6.: de sost
- 7.: de sabent
- 8.: de acht
- 9.: de negent
- 10.: de teigt
- 11.: de elbent
- 12.: de twolft
- 13.: de drutteigt
- ...
- 20.: de twintigst
- 21.: de einuntwintigst
- 30.: de dortigst
- 40.: de virtigst
- 50.: de foftigst
- 60.: de sostigst
- 70.: de sabentigst
- 80.: de achtigst
- 90.: de negentigst
- 100.: de hunnertst
- 1000.: de dusendst
- 10 000.: de teigendusendst
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Verbs
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Uncomposed forms in the dialect of Fritz Reuter:
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Infinitive
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halen
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Present Active
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[ick] hal(e)
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[du] hal(e)st
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[hei] hal(t)
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[wi] hal(e)n
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[ji] hal(e)t
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[sei] hal(e)n
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Imperfect Active
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[ick] halt(e)
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[du] halt(e)st
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[hei] halt(e)
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[wi] halt(e)n
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[ji] halt(e)t
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[sei] halt(e)n
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Imperative
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hal(e)
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hal(e)t
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Past Participle
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hal(e)t
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- The
e
in parentheses often gets dropped.
References
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- ^
Mirjam Schmuck,
Personennamen als Quelle der Grammatikalisierung: Der
-ing
-Diminutiv in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
,
[1]
- ^
Alfred v. d. Velde:
Zu Fritz Reuter! Praktische Anleitung zum Verstandniß des Plattdeutschen an der Hand des ersten Kapitels des Fritz Reuter'schen Romanes: ?Ut mine Stromtid“.
2nd ed., Leipzig, 1881, p. 15
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Alfred v. d. Velde:
Zu Fritz Reuter! Praktische Anleitung zum Verstandniß des Plattdeutschen an der Hand des ersten Kapitels des Fritz Reuter'schen Romanes: ?Ut mine Stromtid“.
2nd ed., Leipzig, 1881, p. 18f.
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Alfred v. d. Velde:
Zu Fritz Reuter! Praktische Anleitung zum Verstandniß des Plattdeutschen an der Hand des ersten Kapitels des Fritz Reuter'schen Romanes: ?Ut mine Stromtid“.
2nd ed., Leipzig, 1881, p. 17f.
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