Gronings dialect

Gronings
Grunnegs, Grönnegs
Native toNetherlands: Groningen, parts in the north and east of Drenthe, the easternmost part of the Frisian municipality Noardeast-Fryslân
RegionGroningen
Native speakers
590,000 (2003)[1]
Latin
Official status
Official language in
the Netherlands
Language codes
ISO 639-3gos
Glottologgron1242
Gronings area (blue) in Groningen and Drenthe provinces
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A Gronings speaker, recorded in the Netherlands.

Gronings (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋs] ; Gronings: Grunnegs or Grönnegs), is a collective name for some Low Saxon dialects spoken in the province of Groningen and around the Groningen border in Drenthe and Friesland. Gronings and the strongly related varieties in East Frisia have a strong East Frisian influence and take a remarkable position within West Low German. Its typical accent and vocabulary differ strongly from the other Low Saxon dialects.

  1. ^ Gronings at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)