Erzgebirgisch

Erzgebirgisch
Arzgebirgsch
Pronunciation[ˈaːɰtsɡ̊əˌb̥ɛːɰjɡ̊ʃ]
Native toGermany
RegionSaxony, Lower Saxony
Early forms
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologoste1245  Osterzgebirgisch
west2915  Westerzgebirgisch
Central German dialects after 1945 and the expulsions of the Germans
  Erzgebirgisch (9)
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Erzgebirgisch (Standard German pronunciation: [ˈeːɐ̯tsɡəˌbɪʁɡɪʃ]; Erzgebirgisch: Arzgebirgsch[1]) is a (East) Central German dialect, spoken mainly in the central Ore Mountains in Saxony. It has received relatively little academic attention. Due to the high mobility of the population and the resulting contact with Upper Saxon, the high emigration rate and its low mutual intelligibility with other dialects, the number of speakers is decreasing.[not verified in body]

  1. ^ Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm. Das Original Wörterbuch. 5th ed., BoD [Books on Demand], Norderstedt 2020, p. 28f. ISBN 978-3-7347-6356-4