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Rani | |
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Lechito-Rani | |
Native to | Germany |
Region | Rügen |
Extinct | 1404[1] |
Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
![]() Map of Rügen from 1608 by Eilhardus Lubinus |
The Rani dialect[3] or Lechito-Rani supradialect[4] is an extinct Slavic Lechitic dialect used by the Rani tribe[5] – the medieval Slavic inhabitants of the island of Rügen (in Rani dialect: Rȯjana, Rāna[5]) and its opposite coast.[6] This dialect, because of its closer affinity to the Drevani language than to the Pomeranian area, should be classified as a West Lechitic dialect.[7]
The dialects of Rügen have left no written monuments, so the main source of knowledge about them is the toponyms and personal names of Slavic origin recorded in medieval chronicles.