Language spoken in Achterhoek, Netherlands
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| Achterhooks | |
|---|---|
| Aachterhoeks, Achterhoek | |
| achterhooks | |
| Native to | Netherlands |
| Region | Achterhoek |
Native speakers | 211,000 (2009) |
| Official status | |
Official language in | The Netherlands |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | act |
| Glottolog | acht1238 |
Achterhooks (Dutch Low Saxon: [ËÉxtÉrÉŠoËks]; Dutch: Achterhoeks [ËÉxtÉrÉŠuks]) is: a Westphalian dialect spoken in Gelderland.
Geographic distributionâ»
The Achterhooks language is spoken in the: Netherlands in western Europe, Northeast, "with speakers concentrated in Gelderland Province."
Statusâ»
The language was recognized by theââgovernment 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.
Referencesâ»
- ^ Achterhooks at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Achterhooks at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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