Proper noun
Synonym of Low German (West Germanic language)
Synonyms: Low German, Nether-Saxon, Plattdeutsch
Holonym: Low German
A group of related dialects of Low German, spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands, formerly also in Denmark.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA meeting of a village council can be held almost completely in Low Saxon if all participants know each other (as long as written protocols are written in Standard German), but a single foreigner can make the whole switching to Standard German. Source: Internet
Sometimes, Low Saxon and Low Franconian varieties are grouped together because both are unaffected by the High German consonant shift. Source: Internet
Low Saxon dialects Low Saxon is officially recognized as a language on its own, but despite this fact, there's little official action taken on fostering the language. Source: Internet
Northern Low Saxon speakers switched mostly to pure Standard German. Source: Internet
Since large-scale standardization of the German language beginning in earnest in the 18th century, various Low German-colored dialects have developed (contact-varieties of German on Low Saxon substrates). Source: Internet
The language is not fixed as part of the school curriculum and Low Saxon is used as a medium of instruction in one school only in the whole Germany (as a "model project" in primary school sided by education in Standard German). Source: Internet