Limburgish language

This page covers the Limburgish language, spoken in the Netherlands and Belgium.


Limburgian (Limburgs)
Spoken in: Netherlands Belgium a small part of Germany
Region: Limburg
Total speakers: 1,600,000 (est.)
Ranking: Not in top 100
Genetic
classification: 		Indo-European

 Germanic
  West Germanic
   Rhinelandic
    Limburgish

Official status
Recognised language in: Not official in Belgium and theNetherlands
Regulated by: --
Language codes
ISO 639-1LI
ISO 639-2LIM
SILLMP


Limburgian (Dutch: Limburgs, German: Limburgisch, French: Limbourgeois) is a group of Franconian varieties, spoken in the Limburg and Selfkant regions, near the common Dutch/Flemish(Belgium)/German border. Limburgian is recognised as a regional language (streektaal) in the Netherlands and as such it receives moderate protection under chapter 2 of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

Limburgian is spoken by approximately 1,600,000 people. The varieties spoken on Flanders(Belgium) territory are more influenced by French than those spoken on Dutch and German soil.

Unlike most European languages, Limburgian is a tonal language having two tones. Other small European languages known to be tonal are Latvian, Slovenian, and some Croatian dialects.

nl:Limburgs

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