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Westphalian

Westphalian

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A local German dialect spoken in the Westphalia region
  • noun
: dialecto westfaliano
  • Many older residents still speak Westphalian at home with their families.

Examples

  • She struggled to follow the conversation in the local Westphalian, which sounded unfamiliar to her.

  • Linguists have studied Westphalian to understand the history of German dialects.

  • The Westphalian dialect has unique phonetic features.

  • The Westphalian language has influenced modern German.

  • Many older residents still speak Westphalian at home with their families.

  • Linguists have studied Westphalian to understand the history of German dialects.

  • She struggled to follow the conversation in the local Westphalian, which sounded unfamiliar to her.

Synonyms

German
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From Germany or about its people and language

is a regional dialect variety rather than the national language or identity
Low German
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A group of German dialects spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands and Denmark

is a narrower local variety belonging to that dialect group

Surface Forms

Westphalian singular
Westphalians plural

Morphology

Westphalian = Westphalia (transparent) = Westphalia + ian

Denotes a variety/dialect associated with the region and is a regular adjectival/demonymic formation from the place name.

Etymology

The word Westphalian for a dialect comes from Westphalia and means the local German speech of that area, so a Westphalian dialect is the way people in that region traditionally spoke.