Gronings

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A language of Netherlands

ISO 639-3
gos
Alternate Names
Groningen, Grunnings, Grönnegs
Autonym
Grunnegs
User Population

262,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009).

Location

Drenthe and Groningen provinces: Bellingwedde, Delfzijl, and Oldambt municipalties.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon
Dialects

West Groningen (West Gronings), Groningen-East Frisian (Gronings-Oostfries), Veenkoloniaals (Veen Colony), Westerwolds (Westerwold).

Language Use

L1 of many rural people. Also use Dutch [nld].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1987.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gronings
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

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