Achterhooks (; ) is a Westphalian dialect spoken in Gelderland.
It differs markedly from Standard Dutch in its phonology, grammar and lexicon, and lexical differences observed from town to town are common.Pattison, RURAL AND NON-RURAL VARIATION BETWEEN [U] AND [Y] IN THE ACHTERHOEKS DIALECT. Url: https://www.york.ac.uk/language/ypl/ypl2/15/YPL2-15-01-Pattison.pdf
Geographic distribution The Achterhooks language is spoken in the Netherlands in western Europe, Northeast, with speakers concentrated in the cultural region of Achterhoek in Gelderland Province.
Status The language was recognized by the government of the Netherlands in 1996 (as being part of Low Saxonian).
The speech variety has had some growth and development, with Bible portions translated in 2002.
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