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Low Prussian dialect of Poland
Westkäslausch
RegionEast Prussia
EthnicityGermans
Language familyIndo-European
Language codes
ISO 639-3

Westkäslausch was a Low Prussian dialect spoken in East Prussia, Germany (now Poland). It has features of Eastphalian, Westphalian and East Pomeranian dialect.

Geography

Westkäslausch used to have borders to Natangian, Mundart des Kürzungsgebiets and Breslausch (a High Prussian dialect). Westkäslausch was spoken in an area having Mehlsack as a kind of midpoint. Westkäslausch does not have a border to Ostkäslausch.

Phonology

It has d between vowels as r. Diphthongization seen in Natangian is mostly also present in Westkäslausch.

Grammar

It has the preterite forms kam and nam.

References

  1. Mitzka, Walther. Grundzüge nordostdeutscher Sprachgeschichte. Elwert, 1959, p. 50, 54
  2. ^ Thorwald Poschenrieder, Deutsch- und baltischsprachige Preußen des Memellandes, in: Collegium Europaeum Jenense an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena: Deutsch-litauische Kulturbeziehungen: Kolloquium zu Ehren von August Schleicher an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena vom 19. bis 20. Mai 1994. Herausgegeben von Gertrud Bense, Maria Kozianka, Gottfried Meinhold. Ausgabe 1995, Jena, 1995, p. 109–150
    "Memelland.pdf" (PDF). www.tausendschoen-verlag.de. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  3. Walther Ziesemer: Die ostpreußischen Mundarten, Ferdinand Hirt, Breslau, 1924, p. 130
  4. Walther Ziesemer: Die ostpreußischen Mundarten, Ferdinand Hirt, Breslau, 1924, p. 132
  5. Walther Ziesemer: Die ostpreußischen Mundarten, Ferdinand Hirt, Breslau, 1924, p. 131
  6. Walther Ziesemer: Die ostpreußischen Mundarten, Ferdinand Hirt, Breslau, 1924, p. 132
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