Mecklenburgisch dialect

Mecklenburgisch is a dialect group of the derived from the Low German and Old Saxon ( " Low German " ) language and the part of Mecklenburgisch - Vorpommern dialect continuum that includes the phonological features the most comprehensive. The Mecklenburg is spoken in the western part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In the East, the Mecklenburg dialect group is in the West Pomeranian or Western Pomerania on having stronger Kashubian (ie Pomoranian or Slavic Pomeranian ) substrates and - as the Mecklenburg - belongs to Ostniederdeutschen. However, there is no sharp boundary between the west and the east in the spoken dialects, but only smooth transitions. Mecklenburgisch could - favored by the rural structure of the country - very good condition part.

One of the hallmarks of Mecklenburg, as well as the Pomeranian dialects is the use of the diminutive suffix - ing, such as Poot ' paw '> Pöting ' paws ', Änning ' Annie ', read ' leis ', ' slow ', ' carefully '> liesing ' quiet as a mouse ',' very carefully '.

The vocabulary of the Mecklenburg dialects is recorded and described in Mecklenburg dictionary.