Hamburg German, also known as Hamburg dialect or Hamburger dialect (natively Hamborger Platt, German: Hamburger Platt), 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 zoetjes).
| Hamburg German | |
|---|---|
| Hamburg dialect, Hamburger dialect | |
| Hamborger Platt | |
| Region | Hamburg |
| German alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| IETF | nds-u-sd-dehh |
Hamburg's name is pronounced [ˈhambɔːç] ⓘ 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 [ɔɪ̯] pronunciation (and eu spelling) for the diphthong /œɪ/ (written öö, öh or ö), e.g.:
| in Hamburg | elsewhere | standard German | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| keupen [ˈkʰɔɪ̯pm̩] | köpen [ˈkʰœɪ̯pm̩] | kaufen [ˈkʰaʊ̯fn̩] | to buy |
| scheun [ʃɔɪ̯n] | schöön [ʃœɪ̯n] | schön [ʃøːn] | beautiful |
However, as in most other Low Saxon dialects, the long monophthong /øː/ is pronounced [øː] (as in French peu), for instance Kööm ~ Kœm [kʰøːm] 'caraway'.
The Low Saxon language in Hamburg is divided in several subdialects, namely:[citation needed]
- 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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