Hamburg German, also known as Hamburg dialect or Hamburger dialect (natively Hamborger Platt, German: Hamburger Platt), is a group of Northern Low Saxon varieties spoken in Hamburg, Germany. Occasionally, the term Hamburgisch is also used for Hamburg Missingsch, a variety of standard German with Low Saxon substrates. These are urban dialects that have absorbed numerous English and Dutch loanwords, for instance Törn 'trip' (< turn) and suutje 'gently' (< Dutch zoetjes).
| Hamburg German | |
|---|---|
| Hamburg dialect, Hamburger dialect | |
| Hamborger Platt | |
| Region | Hamburg |
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| German alphabet | |
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| ISO 639-3 | – |
| IETF | nds-u-sd-dehh |
Hamburg's name is pronounced [ˈhambɔːç] in these dialects, with a "ch" similar to that in the standard German words ich or Milch (ich-Laut). Typical of the Hamburg dialects and other Lower Elbe dialects is the [ɔɪ̯] pronunciation (and eu spelling) for the diphthong /œɪ/ (written öö, öh or ö), e.g.:
| in Hamburg | elsewhere | standard German | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| keupen [ˈkʰɔɪ̯pm̩] | köpen [ˈkʰœɪ̯pm̩] | kaufen [ˈkʰaʊ̯fn̩] | to buy |
| scheun [ʃɔɪ̯n] | schöön [ʃœɪ̯n] | schön [ʃøːn] | beautiful |
However, as in most other Low Saxon dialects, the long monophthong /øː/ is pronounced [øː] (as in French peu), for instance Kööm ~ Kœm [kʰøːm] 'caraway'.
The Low Saxon language in Hamburg is divided in several subdialects, namely:[citation needed]
- Finkwarder Platt
- Olwarder Platt
- Veerlanner Platt (with many sub-sub-dialects)
- Barmbeker Platt.
The Hamborger Veermaster is a famous sea shanty sung in the regional dialect. The all-purpose greeting "moin" is universally used in Hamburg.
Sources
- Christoph, Walther; Lasch, Agathe; Kuhn, Hans; Pretzel, Ulrich; Scheel, Käthe; Meier, Jürgen; Möhn, Dieter (1985–2006), Hamburgisches Wörterbuch (2 ed.), Neumünster: K. Wachholtz, OCLC 182559541 (in German and Low German)
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Hamburg German also known as Hamburg dialect or Hamburger dialect natively Hamborger Platt German Hamburger Platt is a group of Northern Low Saxon varieties spoken in Hamburg Germany Occasionally the term Hamburgisch is also used for Hamburg Missingsch a variety of standard German with Low Saxon substrates These are urban dialects that have absorbed numerous English and Dutch loanwords for instance Torn trip lt turn and suutje gently lt Dutch zoetjes Hamburg GermanHamburg dialect Hamburger dialectHamborger PlattRegionHamburgLanguage familyIndo European GermanicWest GermanicNorth Sea GermanicLow GermanWest Low GermanNorthern Low SaxonHamburg GermanWriting systemGerman alphabetLanguage codesISO 639 3 IETFnds u sd dehh Hamburg s name is pronounced ˈhambɔːc in these dialects with a ch similar to that in the standard German words ich or Milch ich Laut Typical of the Hamburg dialects and other Lower Elbe dialects is the ɔɪ pronunciation and eu spelling for the diphthong œɪ written oo oh or o e g in Hamburg elsewhere standard German English translationkeupen ˈkʰɔɪ pm kopen ˈkʰœɪ pm kaufen ˈkʰaʊ fn to buyscheun ʃɔɪ n schoon ʃœɪ n schon ʃoːn beautiful However as in most other Low Saxon dialects the long monophthong oː is pronounced oː as in French peu for instance Koom Kœm kʰoːm caraway The Low Saxon language in Hamburg is divided in several subdialects namely citation needed Finkwarder Platt Olwarder Platt Veerlanner Platt with many sub sub dialects Barmbeker Platt The Hamborger Veermaster is a famous sea shanty sung in the regional dialect The all purpose greeting moin is universally used in Hamburg SourcesChristoph Walther Lasch Agathe Kuhn Hans Pretzel Ulrich Scheel Kathe Meier Jurgen Mohn Dieter 1985 2006 Hamburgisches Worterbuch 2 ed Neumunster K Wachholtz OCLC 182559541 in German and Low German External linkshttp www plattmaster de This Hamburg related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte
