Elbingian

Elbingian (German: Mundart der Elbinger Höhe, lit. 'dialect of the Elbingian upland'[1]) was a subdialect of Low Prussian spoken in East Prussia and West Prussia in the region of the Elbingian upland, north of Elbing.[2] It had a border with Oberländisch, Mundart des Kürzungsgebiets and Nehrungisch. It used to end shortly East of Elbing river.[2] One of the dictionary of dialects of the name Preußisches Wörterbuch (Prussian dictionary), the one from 1882, full name Preußisches Wörterbuch. Ost- und westpreußische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer Reihenfolge includes Mundart der Elbinger Höhe using this wording.

Elbingian
Native toPoland (formerly Germany)
RegionElbingian upland (West Prussia, East Prussia)
EthnicityGermans
Language codes
ISO 639-3–

Phonology

There was a border of /i/, /e/ and /ar/ becoming /e/, /a/ and /or/ respectively in its area.[3][2] It has many features in common with Natangian.[4]

References
  1. A term already used in: Mundart der Elbinger Höhe. Mitgetheilt von D. Datt Spook, in: Neue Preußische Provinzial-Blätter. Mit Beiträgen von [...]. Im Namen der Alterthums-Gesellschaft Prussia herausgegeben von Dr. A. Hagen. Jahrgang 1847. Juli – December. / Band IV., Königsberg, 1847, p. 470–475 ()
  2. Walther Ziesemer: Die ostpreußischen Mundarten. Ferdinand Hirt, Breslau, 1924, p. 137 (map Die ostpreußischen Mundarten)
  3. Heinrich Siemens: Plautdietsch. tweeback verlag, Bonn, p. 45/46
  4. Walther Ziesemer: Die ostpreußischen Mundarten. Ferdinand Hirt, Breslau, 1924, p. 132

Bibliography
  • Kuhn, Willi (2010). Schuch, Hans J. (ed.). Die niederdeutsche Mundart auf der Elbinger Höhe: Kliene Geschichtge toom Grefflache opp Platt ut dee Kinger- onn Schooltied (in German and Low German). Truso.
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