Eastphalian language

Eastphalian language

Eastphalian, or Eastfalian (in German, "Ostfälisch"), is a West Low German dialect spoken in southern parts of Lower Saxony and western parts of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, including Hanover, Braunschweig, Hildesheim and Göttingen.
* Elbe Eastphalian (around Oschersleben and Haldensleben - in the Magdeburger Börde, an area between Helmstedt and Magdeburg)
* Göttingisch-Grubenhagensch (around Göttingen, Northeim and Osterode am Harz
* Heide Eastphalian (around Celle, with Northern Low Saxon elements)
*Central Eastphalian is the Eastphalian subdialect spoken in a large area surrounding Braunschweig and Hanover.


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