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Language code: nds

Technical information about ISO 639 language code nds

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The table below provides technical details for the Low German, Low Saxon language, designated by the nds code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

nds

Standard

ISO 639-2, ISO 639-3

Name

Low German, Low Saxon

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern Low SaxonWestphalian Low SaxonEastphalian Low SaxonMecklenburgisch–PomeranianBrandenburgishLow Prussian
Related languages
DutchGerman (High German)EnglishFrisianAfrikaans
Key facts
Belongs to the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European familyMiddle Low German served as the Hanseatic League’s trade language around the Baltic in the Middle AgesRetains words without the High German consonant shift, e.g., ‘maken’ versus Standard German ‘machen’Lexicon and phonology often show greater similarity to Dutch and English than to High GermanOrthography is only partially standardised, so spelling varies by region and writer
Sample phrase

Moin! Wie geiht dat di?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Low German, Low Saxon language, identified by the code nds, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

Related locale codes

nds-DE – Low German (Germany)

nds-NL – Low German (Netherlands)

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