Upper Saxon German
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Upper Saxon (German: Obersächsisch, pronounced [ˈoːbɐˌzɛksɪʃ]; Upper Saxon: [ɵːb̥oˤˈsɛɡ̊sʃ]) is an dialect spoken in Saxony, southeastern Saxony-Anhalt, and eastern Thuringia. Though called "Saxon", it is not to be confused with Low Saxon. Upper Saxon is linked to the Thuringian dialect.
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Upper Saxon | |
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Obersächsisch | |
Native to | Germany |
Region | Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia |
Native speakers | (2 million cited 1998)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sxu |
Glottolog | uppe1465 |
Central German dialects after 1945
Upper Saxon (8) | |
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