Achterhoeks

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A language of Netherlands

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Aachterhoeks, Achterhoek, Winterwiek
Autonym
Achterhooks
User Population

211,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009).

Location

Gelderland province.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon
Language Use

Also use Dutch [nld].

Language Development

Dictionary. Bible portions: 2002.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Achterhoeks
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Identified by the government as variant of Low Saxon [nds] (1996).