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Southern Low German (südliches Niederdeutsch) is a variety of Low German in Germany.[1] Its varieties in Germany are divided into Westphalian and Eastphalian.[1] It borders to Low Franconian, High German and Northern Low German. The Low German varieties of Germany excluding Eastphalian and Westphalian are Northern Low German.[1]
In Germany, it is spoken in parts of the Ruhr area inter alia. It is spoken in several states of Germany. Eastphalian had two language islands within its area.[2] The approximate border of Westphalian entirely is within respectively coincides with the border of Westphalia-Lippe.[1]
There is an ISO 639-3 code for both Low German (nds) and Westphalian (wep), although Westphalian belongs to Low German.
- ^ a b c d Alfred Lameli: Raumstrukturen im Niederdeutschen: Eine Re-Analyse der Wenkerdaten. 2016 academia.edu; originally in: Niederdeutsches Jahrbuch: Jahrbuch des Vereins für niederdeutsche Sprachforschung. Jahrgang 2016: 139, p. 131–152 researchgate.net
- ^ "Dialekt-Karte_neu « atlas-alltagssprache". Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.: Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache (AdA), "Abb. 20: Die Gliederung der deutschen Dialekte (Wiesinger)"