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[Opinions] Re: Friedlieb
As a specialist in German Studies, I can confirm, it is Low German. Plattdeutsch refers to the dialect and Low German is the group of dialects, where it belongs, because of several attributes. Because Plattdeutsch is nearly the only representative of the Niederdeutsch, it is a used like a synonym. The name Low German (Niederdeutsch) comes from the geography of the places where it is used (in the lower lands). It has no negative meaning.sapere aude!************************************************************please vote my PNL: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/68992
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Same as I wouldn't refer to Yiddish as Old High German.
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Ehm.. kind of. I'd say there's an other proportion between language group and the individual language/dialect (Yiddish).
(I would refer to Yiddish as one representative of Middle High German. And Yiddish is by far not the only variation of Middle High German.)But yep, the yiddish names here are grouped under Yiddish and not the language group. I understand your decision to choose Plattdeutsch.

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That is all nice and all and I wasn't saying it is not Low German. I never said it had a negative meaning. I have lived around actual Plattdeutsch speakers in the US and they refer to it as Plattdeutsch. Never heard them refer to it as Low German, hence why I submitted Tobeta as "Plattdeutsch."

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Okay, I understand your point now.
(I thought before you were offended because you understood it as a kind of affront towards the Plattdeutsch. Sorry ^^)
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No, not at all :)
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