Mundart des Kürzungsgebiets
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The Kürzungsgebietsmundart (spoken in the Haffgebiet or Kürzungsgebiet am Haff) is a subdialect of Low Prussian, part of Low German, spoken in today's Poland. In 1918, it was spoken in East Prussia and West Prussia in their respective then borders.[1] The Kürzungsgebietsmundart was spoken around Braunsberg and Frauenburg and had a border to Natangian, Westkäslausch, Mundart der Elbinger Höhe and Oberländisch (a High Prussian dialect).[1][2][3] There was influence of Salzburgers.[4] The Western border to Elbing Upland was a border of denominations.[2] Part of its Southern border was undetermined by political or religious borders.[5] Long e before p, t and k is shortened to short i, long o before t and k is shortened to u.[2] In the western part, also long u before k was shortend to short u.[2][6] Between Plasswich and Borchertsdorf, its only border to High Prussian ran.[7]
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