Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch is a Low German dialect spoken in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It belongs to the East Low German group.
In the western parts of the language area it is similar to some West Low German dialects, while the eastern parts are influenced by the Central Pomeranian (Mittelpommersch) dialect. It differs slightly from East Pomeranian, which used to be spoken widely in the area that in 1945 became the Polish part of Farther Pomerania and included much more Slavic Pomeranian and Kashubian elements.
Geography In former Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Schwerin-Rostock-Wismar-Güstrow In Western Pomerania: Stralsund-Greifswald-Anklam In former Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Neustrelitz-Neubrandenburg
Grammar
Diminutive A striking characteristic of Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch is the use of the diminutive suffix -ing (e.g. Poot ‘paw’ > Pöting ‘little paw’, Änning ‘Annie’, lies’ ‘quietly’, ‘softly’, ‘slowly’ > liesing ‘very quietly’, ‘very softly’, ‘very carefully’, ‘nice and easy’). This suffix first appears in modern Low German variations (early 19th century onwards), and is of Germanic origin,Mirjam Schmuck, Personennamen als Quelle der Grammatikalisierung: Der -ing-Diminutiv in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in: Beiträge zur Namenforschung: Neue Folge: Band 44 · Heft 1 · 2009, Heidelberg, 2009, p. 35ff. being attested in several other Germanic-speaking areas, such as Westphalian family names Arning, Smeding and Janning.
Pronouns The personal pronouns in the dialect of Fritz Reuter are as follow:Alfred v. d. Velde: Zu Fritz Reuter! Praktische Anleitung zum Verständniß des Plattdeutschen an der Hand des ersten Kapitels des Fritz Reuter'schen Romanes: „Ut mine Stromtid“. 2nd ed., Leipzig, 1881, p. 15 1st person 2nd person 3rd person Masculine Feminine Neuter Singular Nominative ick du hei sei dat ('t) Accusative mi di em ehr dat Plural Nominative wi ji sei Accusative uns jug (ju)
The reflexive pronoun of the 3rd person is sick, and the possessive pronouns (which are declined like strong adjectives) are: 1st person 2nd person 3rd person Masculine Feminine Neuter Singular min din sin ehr sin Plural uns' jug ehr
Numbers Numbers in the dialect of Fritz Reuter are:Alfred v. d. Velde: Zu Fritz Reuter! Praktische Anleitung zum Verständniß des Plattdeutschen an der Hand des ersten Kapitels des Fritz Reuter'schen Romanes: „Ut mine Stromtid“. 2nd ed., Leipzig, 1881, p. 18f. Cardinal numbersOrdinal numbers 1: ein (en) 2: twei 3: drei 4: vir 5: fiw 6: sös 7: säben 8: acht 9: negen 10: teigen (teihn) 11: elben 12: twölf 13: drütteigen 14: virteigen 15: föfteigen 16: sösteigen 17: säbenteigen 18: achtteigen 19: negenteigen 20: twintig 21: einuntwintig 30: dörtig 40: virtig 50: föftig 60: söstig 70: säbentig 80: achttig 90: negentig 100: hunnert 1000: dusend 10 000: teigen dusend 1 000 000: 'ne million 1.: de irst 2.: de tweit 3.: de drüdd 4.: de virt 5.: de föft 6.: de söst 7.: de säbent 8.: de acht 9.: de negent 10.: de teigt 11.: de elbent 12.: de twölft 13.: de drütteigt ...
20.: de twintigst 21.: de einuntwintigst 30.: de dörtigst 40.: de virtigst 50.: de föftigst 60.: de söstigst 70.: de säbentigst 80.: de achtigst 90.: de negentigst 100.: de hunnertst 1000.: de dusendst 10 000.: de teigendusendst
Verbs Uncomposed forms in the dialect of Fritz Reuter:Alfred v. d. Velde: Zu Fritz Reuter! Praktische Anleitung zum Verständniß des Plattdeutschen an der Hand des ersten Kapitels des Fritz Reuter'schen Romanes: „Ut mine Stromtid“. 2nd ed., Leipzig, 1881, p. 17f. Infinitive halen Present Active [ick] hal(e) [du] hal(e)st [hei] hal(t) [wi] hal(e)n [ji] hal(e)t [sei] hal(e)n Imperfect Active [ick] halt(e) [du] halt(e)st [hei] halt(e) [wi] halt(e)n [ji] halt(e)t [sei] halt(e)n Imperative hal(e) hal(e)t Past Participle hal(e)t The e in parentheses often gets dropped.
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