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Tweants (Tweants dialect pronunciation) is a Dutch Low Saxon group of dialects, descending from Old Saxon. It is spoken daily
by approximately 62% of the population of Twente, a region in the Dutch province of Overijssel bordering on Germany. Its speakers
also refer to Twents as plat or simply dialect. A widespread misconception is the assumption that it is a variety of Dutch.
It is, however, a variety of Dutch Low Saxon, recognised by the Dutch government as a regional language according to the European
Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. As such, it enjoys some loose stimulation from the part of the government. Due
to heavy stigmatisation, the use of the language has declined in the decades following the Second World War, as it was deemed
an inappropriate way of speaking, and thought to hinder children's language learning abilities. Due to a general rise in regional
pride, however, which has also found its way to the Twente region, interests in preserving and promoting the language have
risen, resulting in dialect writing competitions, teaching material, festivals, and other culturally engaging projects. |
Names (more)[de] Twents[en] Tweants [fa] توینتی [hr] Twents [li] Twents [nl] Twents [no] Twents [pl] Twents |
Language type : Living
Technical notes
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ISO 639 CodesISO 639-3 : twdLinked Data URIshttp://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/twdhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:twd More URIs at sameas.org SourcesAuthority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: twdFreebase ISO 639-3 : twd GeoNames.org Country Information Publications Office of the European Union Metadata Registry : Countries and Languages |