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Low Prussian ((ドイツ語:Niederpreußisch)), sometimes known simply as Prussian (''Preußisch''), is a dialect of East Low German that developed in East Prussia. Low Prussian was spoken in East and West Prussia and Danzig up to 1945. It developed on a Baltic substrate through the influx of Dutch- and Low-German-speaking immigrants. It overruled Old Prussian, which then became extinct in the 17th century. Plautdietsch, a Low German variety, is included within Low Prussian by some observers. Excluding Plautdietsch, Low Prussian can be considered moribund due to the evacuation and forced expulsion of Germans from East Prussia after World War II. Plautdietsch, however, has several thousands of speakers throughout the world, most notably in South America, Canada and Germany. Simon Dach's poem ''Anke van Tharaw'', the best known East Prussian poem, was written in Low Prussian. == Vocabulary == According to (one summary of Low German dialects ), words very characteristic of Low Prussian are ''doa'' ('dor', there), ''joa'' ('jo', yes), ''goah'' ('goh', go) and ''noa'' ('nober', neighbor), which feature the diphthong "oa" instead of the usual "o" or "a". The dialect is also marked by a substitution of "k" for "ch", such as in ''mannke'' ('minsch', person), and a loan of High German-like words, such as ''zwei'' ('twee', two). Words are often shortened, in a manner similar to that of the neighboring Pomeranian dialect, giving ''beet'' (beten, little bit) and ''baakove'' ('bakåben', bake oven). Some observers argue that it resembles Dutch and Flemish because of these features. Low Prussian also has a number of words in common with Plautdietsch, such as ''Klemp'' (cow), ''Klopps'' (lump, ball of earth), and ''Tsoagel'' (tail). Some other words〔Found in Riemann, Erhard (ed.): ''Preußisches Wörterbuch'', Vol. 1, Issue 1. Neumünster (Wachholtz) 1974.〕 are: * ''Boffke'' - boy, lad * ''dätsch'' - dumb * ''Dubs'' - bum * ''Gnaschel'' - little child * ''jankere'' - yearn * ''Kobbel'' - mare * ''Pungel'' - pouch * ''schabbere'' - talk * ''Schischke'' - pine-cone * ''Schucke'' - potato(es) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Low Prussian dialect」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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