Hamburg German, also known as Hamburg dialect or Hamburger dialect (natively , ), is a group of Northern Low Saxon varieties spoken in Hamburg, Germany. Occasionally, the term Hamburgisch is also used for Hamburg Missingsch, a variety of standard German with Low Saxon substrates. These are urban dialects that have absorbed numerous English and Dutch loanwords, for instance Törn 'trip' (< turn) and suutje 'gently' (< Dutch ).
Hamburg's name is pronounced in these dialects, with a "ch" similar to that in the standard German words ich or Milch (ich-Laut). Typical of the Hamburg dialects and other Lower Elbe dialects is the pronunciation (and eu spelling) for the diphthong (written öö, öh or ö), e.g.:
in Hamburg elsewhere standard German English translationkeupen köpen kaufen to buyscheun schöön schön beautiful
However, as in most other Low Saxon dialects, the long monophthong is pronounced (as in French peu), for instance Kööm ~ Kœm 'caraway'.
The Low Saxon language in Hamburg is divided in several subdialects, namely: Finkwarder Platt Olwarder Platt Veerlanner Platt (with many sub-sub-dialects) Barmbeker Platt.
The Hamborger Veermaster is a famous sea shanty sung in the regional dialect. The all-purpose greeting "moin" is universally used in Hamburg.
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External links http://www.plattmaster.de