Pommersch is a group of East Low German dialects. It is named after Pommern, the German name for Pomerania, and is therefore sometimes known in English as Pomeranian. However, it should not be confused with the West Slavic Pomeranian language (known as Pomoranisch in German). Pommersch is also sometimes known as pommersch Platt in German. East Low German is a group of Low German dialects spoken in Northeast Germany as well as by minorities in northern Poland. ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ... Historic Pomerania (outlined in yellow) on the background of modern country borders. ... This article or section should be merged with List of West Slavic languages The West Slavic languages is a subdivision of the Slavic language group (q. ... Stefan Ramułts Dictionary of the Pomeranian (Kashubian) language, published in Kraków, 1893 Pomeranian language edition of Wikipedia Pomeranian is a group of Lechitic dialects which were spoken in the Middle Ages on the territory of Pomerania, between the Oder and Vistula rivers. ... Low German (also called Plattdeutsch, Plattdüütsch or Low Saxon, Old Saxon) is a name for the regional language varieties of the Low Germanic languages spoken mainly in northern Germany, and eastern Netherlands. ...

History

Pomerania was originally populated by the West Slavic Pomeranians who spoke the Pomeranian language. During the Middle Ages, German colonists began settling in Pomerania as part of the medieval Ostsiedlung. Most native Pomeranians gradually became Germanized. The East Low German dialects of the colonists were influenced by the local Pomeranian and Polabian languages, creating Pommersch. Pomeranians (Pomorzanie) are a group of Slavic tribes living in historical region of Pomerania along the shore of Baltic Sea between Oder and Vistula rivers. ... Stefan Ramułts Dictionary of the Pomeranian (Kashubian) language, published in Kraków, 1893 Pomeranian language edition of Wikipedia Pomeranian is a group of Lechitic dialects which were spoken in the Middle Ages on the territory of Pomerania, between the Oder and Vistula rivers. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Germans ( German: die Deutschen) are defined as an ethnic group, or Volk, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, speaking the German language as a mother tongue and being of German descent. ... Ostiedlung also known as Ostkolonisation or German eastward expansion, is a term used to refer to the eastward expansion of Germanic peoples into Slavic, Baltic, Romanian and Hungarian areas beginning in the twelfth century A.D. In German scholarship, it refers especially to the reassertion of Saxon authority over Sorbian... East Low German is a group of Low German dialects spoken in Northeast Germany as well as by minorities in northern Poland. ... The Polabian language, which became extinct in the 18th century, was a group of Slavic dialects spoken in present-day northern Germany: Mecklenburg, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, eastern parts of Lower Saxony, and Schleswig-Holstein. ...

Beginning in 1945, Germans east of the Oder-Neisse Line were expelled to western Germany after World War II. Most of the Pommersch dialects have largely died out in the following decades as the expellees were assimilated into their new homes, although Pommersch dialects are still spoken in Hither Pomerania, part of the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The Oder-Neisse line (German: , Polish: ) is the border between Germany and Poland. ... Germans expelled from the Sudetenland // The expulsion of Germans after World War II refers to the escape and mass deportation of people considered Germans (both Reichsdeutsche and Volksdeutsche) from Soviet-occupied areas of Eastern Germany and Eastern Europe during the first three years after World War II 1945-48. ... This article is becoming very long. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Western Pomerania. ... Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a Bundesland (federal state) in northern Germany. ...

Dialects

Pommersch dialects formerly or currently spoken in Pomerania include:

• Westpommersch or Mecklenburgisch-Pommersch, a dialect of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
• Westmittelpommersch and Ostmittelpommersch, dialects of Mark-Brandenburgisch
• East Pomeranian (Ostpommersch, now extinct)
  • Westpreußisch (in West Prussia)
  • Westhinterpommersch (in western Further Pomerania)
  • Osthinterpommersch (in eastern Further Pomerania)
  • Bublitzisch (in Bublitz, now Bobolice, Poland)
  • Pommerellisch (in Pomerelia)

The German dialects of Pomerania are compiled in the Pommersche Wörterbuch ("Pomeranian Dictionary"), a dictionary of the German dialects spoken within the Province of Pomerania's borders in 1936. Mecklenburgisch-Pommersch is a Low German dialect. ... Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a Bundesland (federal state) in northern Germany. ... Brandenburgisch is a dialect spoken in Germany in the area around Berlin. ... East Pomeranian (Ostpommersch) is a East Low German dialect that is or used to be spoken in Northern Poland. ... One of four districts of East Prussia in 1920 - 1938. ... Eastern Pomerania (also Pomerelia, East Pomerania, Gdansk Pomerania, Vistula Pomerania) is a geographical and historical region in the east of Pomerania in northern Poland. ... A dictionary is a list of words with their definitions, a list of characters with their glyphs, or a list of words with corresponding words in other languages. ... Pomerania and the other Provinces of Prussia in the German Empire. ...

Pomeranian dialects of East Low German are also spoken in Brazil (see Pomerode, Santa Catarina), and Santa Maria de Jetibá, Espírito Santo). Pomerode is a relatively small city and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. ... Flag of Santa Catarina See other Brazilian States Capital Florianópolis Largest City Joinville Area 95,442. ... Santa Maria de Jetiba is the name of a municipality and of its capital in central Espírito Santo, Southeastern Brazil. ... Flag of Espírito Santo See other Brazilian States Capital Vitória Largest City Vila Velha Area 46,184 km² Population   - Total   - Density 3 097 232 58. ...

Reference

This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of September 28, 2006. September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...