Samlandic

Samlandic was a Low Prussian dialect of Low German. It was divided into Ostsamländisch and Westsamländisch.^[1] Both were from East Prussia.^[2]

Samlandic
Samländisch
Native to	Poland, Russia (formerly Germany)
Region	East Prussia
Ethnicity	Germans
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic North Sea Germanic Low German East Low German Low Prussian Samlandic
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Geography

Westsamländisch was spoken West of Königsberg.^[2] Westsamländisch had a border with Ostsamländisch.^[2]

Ostsamländisch was spoken around Königsberg, Labiau and Wehlau.^[2] Ostsamländisch had a border with Natangian, Westsamländisch and Eastern Low Prussian.^[2]

Samlandic was spoken around Neukuhren and Heydekrug.^[3]

Phonology

Westsamländisch has, in contrast to the remainder of Samlandic, for (I) go, (I) stand etc. jon, schton etc.^[3] O before R is spoken with a long vowel.^[3] It has ick sint meaning I am and tije for ten.^[3] Westsamländisch has long u as long ü.^[3] A is palatal.^[4] It has dorx (with the ach-Laut) for High German durch, English through.^[5]

History

During the latter age of the Teutonic order, Latvian-Curonian fishermen came to nowadays Pionerski, Primorye, and Filino.^[6]

Culture

Anke van Tharaw is a poem written in Samlandic.

Bibliography

• Wanda Nimtz-Wendlandt: Die Nehringer, Elwert, 1986. ISBN 3-7708-0834-7.