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Online Presentations in and about Lowlands Languages

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Low Saxon (Neddersassisch/Plattdüütsch/Nedersaksisch)

• Blomen-, Bööm- un Plantennaams [Names of Flowers, Trees and Plants] (botanical index for Low Saxon/Low German, with German, English and Latin equivalents provided by Florist- und Kerzenfachgeschäft Heinrich Evers - Click on  "Plattdeutsch")

• Clara Kramer-Freudenthal vertellt: Neddersassische (nedderdüütsche, plattdüütsche) Vertelln, Riemels un Rezepten / Low Saxon (Low German) Stories, Poems and Recipes by Clara Kramer-Freudenthal, with English Translations by Reinhard F. Hahn (also at http://online.sh/freudenthal and http://online.sh/platt)

• De Bentepool (een Drents 'huus an huus' bladtie) (Low Saxon news and literature from Drenthe in the Netherlands, with radio connection)

• Die Bibliothek des Plattdütsch Vereen Quickborn zu Berlin in der Universitätsbibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin [The Library of the Low German Association Quickborn in Berlin at the University Library of the Free University Berlin] (an overview in German by Ulrich Goerdten)

• Bi mi to Huus op Platt (Carsten Schmidtke's introduction)

• Dat Ostfäälsch Platt (Eastphalian)

• Diesel, dat oostfreeske Bladdje online [Thistle: the East Frisian magazine online] (a site dedicated to Eastern Friesland, presented by East Frisians (Germany) in Low Saxon, Dutch, German and English, sponsored by Oostfreeske Taal)

• Drempels un Tegels vun't Neddersassische (Nedderdüütsche, Plattdüütsche) / Building Blocks of Low Saxon (Low German) / Bausteine des Niedersächsischen (Niederdeutschen, Plattdeutschen) (in English and German)

• Drentse Taol (a site in and about the Low Saxon dialects of Drenthe, Netherlands)

• Ede Staal (a shrine for the unforgettable singer-songwriter of Grunnen/Groningen, Netherlands)

• Erich Andersen's pages about Low German (one of the best sites about this language on the web so far; discusses past, present, future and activism; in German; includes a Low Saxon and German mini-dictionary)

• Dialectkring Urk [Urk Dialect Circle] (a site dedicated to the dialect of Urk, Netherlands -- in Dutch, with Low Saxon samples)

• A few Words about Low Saxon (Low German) / Ein paar Worte über das Niedersächsische (Niederdeutsche, Plattdeutsche) (an introduction in English and German)

• FriesMusiek - Musik van de PlattPlanet: Musik van Ostfreeske Gruppen un Ledermakers ut Emden un de Kuntrei [FriesMusiek - Music from the Platt Planet: Music by East Frisian bands and song writers from Emden and surrounding areas] (in East Frisian Low Saxon -- with sound samples in audio files!)

• Gemeinde Bockhorn Chat up Platt (Low Saxon/Low German chat -- In't "Raum"-Finster "chat_up_platt" wählen / Choose "chat_up_platt" under "Raum")

• German Dialect Research at the University of Kansas (includes research on Low German, especially Mennonite Low German [Plautdietsch], with some audio files)

• Glossar des Plattdeutschen A glossary of Low Saxon words that are difficult to understand for speakers of German, presented by Projekt Gutenberg - DE

• Klaus Groth The famous North German writer and samples of his works presented by Projekt Gutenberg - DE

• Fehrs-Gilde: Verein zur Förderung des Niederdeutschen e.V. (web site of one of the oldest promotional associations)

• Heimatverein Rüdinghausen: Texte aus der Jahresschrift 'Unser Dorf' [Regional Association Rüdinghausen: texts from the annual periodical Unser Dorf (Our Village)] (in the Low Saxon varieties of the Dortmund area, Westphalia, Germany)

• Heliand in Old Saxon (transliterated by Gothi Loptsson and presented by the Ásátru Archeology Unit, soon to be moved to Northvegr)

• Hoe en wat in het Spakenburgs: Een eerste kennismaking met het dialect van Bunschoten-Spakenburg (the Low Saxon dialect of the Netherlands' Bunschoten-Spakenburg area)

• Holsteener Platt, min Mudderspråk (Uwe Tychsen's page in and about the dialects of Holsteen/Holstein in Northern Germany)

• Humoristically Extended Expressions in Low Saxon (Low German)

• INS Presse (News and views regarding Low Saxon [Low German] - a superb resource for current developments, provided by the Institut für niederdeutsche Sprache - in German)

• in the still / in de still': poems in English and Low Saxon (Low German)

• Institut för nedderdüütsche Spraak / Institut für niederdeutsche Sprache (Home page of the Institute for Low Saxon [Low German] language, Bremen, Germany)

• An Introduction to Low Saxon (provided in English by Johannes Reese as a part of the Universal Survey of Languages)

• Johan Veenstra (writer in Stellingwerven Low Saxon)

• Kiek an! [Look there!] (A promising page for native speakers and learners presented by Ute Biemüller of Lohe-Rickelshof in Dithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; in Low Saxon and German)

• Kjenn Jie noch Plautdietsch?: a Mennonite Low German dictionary (interactive Plautdietsch-English-Plautdietsch with English information by Herman Rempel)

• Klaus Groth ’n Paar vun sien nedderdüütschen Riemels mit ingelsch Översetten un hoogdüütsche Glossaren | Einige seiner niederdeutschen Gedichte mit englischer Übersetzung und hochdeutschen Glossaren | Some of his Low Saxon (Low German) Poems with English Translation and High German Glossaries (some audio files -- teksten ook met Nederlandse schrijfwijzze)

• Lesen, Singen und darstellendes Spiel in plattdeutscher Sprache [Reading, Singing and Performing Play in the Low German Language] (presented by staff and students at Tettens Elementary School in Wangerland, Germany -- in German and Low Saxon)

• Literaturtelefon [Literary Telephone] (a collection of audio files of authors reading their works, mostly in northwestern dialects)

• Liudgerstichten: De Bijbel en het Liedboek in het Gronings [Liudger Foundation: The Bible and the Book of Psalms in Groningen Low Saxon] ( in Dutch and Low Saxon)

• Low German Dialects in Chihuahua, Mexico (research on Mennonite Low German [Plautdietsch] in Mexico, presented at the University of Kansas, with some audio files)

• Low Saxon/Low German - Behe Alemaniera/Behe Saxoniera (an introduction in English and Basque as a part of Luistxo Fernandez's useful "GeoNative" site; contains lists of German-Low German and Dutch-Low Saxon place names)

• The Low German Language (Bob Stockman's website)

• Magdalene Ehlers (the official site of a writer in Bremen -- in German and Low Saxon/Low German)

• De Mohls (A Low Saxon novel by Heinrich Ohm of the area of Rendsborg/Rendsburg, Sleswig-Holsteen/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; includes a zipped version of the entire text and audio files of excerpts)

• moin-moin - Get information about the Low German llangguage in the United States and about efforts to preserve it (in English and German)

• Dat Moor [Moorland] (Thorgeir Holm's display of Klaus Groth's poem)

• Mönsterlänner Plat / Münsterländer Platt [Munsterland "Platt"] (An introduction to Munsterland Low Saxon / Low German and an orthographic system)

• NDR Hamburg Welle (North German Radio Hamburg, with some Low Saxon/Low German programming -- in German. For audio reception click here.)

• NDR Radio MV (North German Radio Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with some Low Saxon/Low German programming -- in German.  For audio reception click here.)

• Nedderdüütsch Dichten - ehrgüstern, güstern un vundaag: Eenmaal verdwars dör uns' Literatur [Low German Poetry Past and Present: an overview of our literature] (A superb introduction in Low Saxon [Low German])

• Nedersaksisch in Nederland / Low Saxon in the Netherlands / Niedersächsisch in den Niederlanden / Neddersassisch in de Nedderlannen (an introduction by Henk Bloemhoff in Dutch, with English, German and Low Saxon [Low German] translations by R. F. Hahn)

• Nedersaksisch in Nederland [Low Saxon in the Netherlands] (part of Mathieu van Woerkom's Taal in Nederland)

• Een netplek met een Twents karakter (a page devoted to the Netherlands' Twente and its Low Saxon)

• De nieuwe Winkler - 81 dialectvertalingenn van de gelijkenis van de verloren zoon [The New Winkler: 81 dialect translations of the Parable of the Prodigal Son] (the same biblical text in Dutch, Frisian, Limburgish, Low Saxon, and Zeelandic - in Dutch and English)

• Niederdeutsche Sendungen auf NDR 1 Welle Nord [Low German at North German Radio 1 Northern Wavelength] (Low Saxon/Low German programming with titles and times -- in German. For audio reception click here.)

• Niederdeutsch in Glien und Havelland - Blick zurück in ein sprachliches "Grenzland" (devoted to some of the southeasternmost dialects, in German)

• Niederdeutsch/Plattdeutsch in Westfalen [Low German in Westphalia] (a German language site dedicated to the Low Saxon dialects of Westphalia, Germany, with language samples)

• Nu is de Welt platt!: Contact addresses for Low Saxon language and culture world-wide

• The Old Saxon Heliand (the original text)

• "Dat Ollske un de Bigge" [The Old Woman and the Pig] (An Eastern Friesland Low Saxon/Low German children's story by Wilhelmine Siefkes presented as an interactive, animated page with audio]

• Plat(t) Online (A Low Saxon (Low German) web network)

• Platt partu: Düsse Websiet is keen Museum. [Platt partu: This website is no museum.] (a sited dedicated to Low German as a language for today's world)

• Plattdeutsch bei NDR 1 Radio Niedersachsen [Low German at North German Radio 1 Radio Lower Saxony] (Low Saxon/Low German programming -- in a range of dialects -- with titles and times -- in German)<

• Plattdeutsche Radiosendungen im Internet: von Holstein bis zum Niederrhein (online radio broadcast links)

• Plattdeutsche Volkslieder [Low German Folksongs] (Geoff Grainger's site dedicated to Low Saxon folksongs of Germany)

• Plattdeutsch für Anfänger [Low German for Beginners] (a beginning course using German as instructional language, presented by Radio Bremen Melodie -- with audio files)

• Plattdeutsche Radiosendungen im Internet [Low German radio programs on the Internet] (a list of links to North German radio stations that can be received online, with the titles and times of Low Saxon/Low German programming -- in German -- with audio links)

• Plattdüütsch Gedichten - nu (contemporary poetry presented by Marlou Lessing in Northern Germany -- participation invited)

• Plattdüütsch in Amerika [Low German in America] (Contains Low Saxon songs written by immigrants to America in earlier days)

• Plattdüütsch Nahrichten [Low Saxon (Low German) News] (Real regional, national and international news -- with audio files! -- from Radio Bremen 3 Melodie, in a language that some people consider fossilized and incapable of making it in the real world of today.  An excellent site not only for people who know the language but also for those who wish to learn it. Bravo to Radio Bremen!)

• Plattdüütschzentrum Haus Mecklenburg (Low Saxon [Low German] center in Ratzeborg/Ratzeburg, Germany; in Low Saxon)

• Plattkalenner (a site that lists Low Saxon [Low German] events in Northern Germany -- mostly in Low Saxon)

• Plattnet.de (an important categorized resource guide)

• Det plattyske sprog / The Low Saxon Language (an introduction to Low Saxon [Low German] of Germany by Hans Christophersen, with an English translation by Edward Sproston)

• Plautdietsch Frind (a magazine for, about and in Mennonite Low Saxon)

• Plautdietsch??? (An introduction to Mennonite Low Saxon [Low German] by Peter Wiens, in German and Plautdietsch)

• www.plautdietsch.de (a German website dedicated to Mennonite Low Saxon/Low German -- in Plautdietsch and German)

• Plautdietsche Aikj / The Low German Corner (a Mennonite Low Saxon resource page by Chris Cox, in Plautdietsch and English)

• Plautdietsch Freude e. V. (the website of an organization of speakers and friends of Mennonite Low Saxon (Low German) in Oerlinghausen,

• Regionale Woordenboeken (REWO) [Regional Dictionaries] (a major resource center for Dutch and Low Saxon dialect studies, in Dutch)

• De Sammelsuuskassen [The Sundries Box] (a Collection of New Low Saxon (Low German) Writing)

• schrieverskaant: toesblad van de Grunneger Schrieversverainen (website of the Groningen Writer's Associations, in Groningen dialect)

• De Sied vun PlattMaster [PlattMaster's Page]

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• Schrieverkring Weser-Ems (a regional writers' association, with literary samples)

• Stichting Stellingwarver Schrieversronte

• NEW! Tauhus’ bi Treckfiedel-Hanne (Mecklenburg Low Saxon, German, English, with some audio files)

• De Tuunkrüper [The Wren | Der Zaunkönig] (a Low Saxon (Low German) folktale in various orthographies, with translations into other dialects and languages -- navigation in English, German and Low SSaxon)

• Warum die Sachsen keine Sachsen sind [Why the Saxon are not Saxons] (Björn Bohling's German-language presentation of the argument that the inhabitants of the German state of Saxony are not Saxons, and that the real Saxons, i.e., the descendants of the Old Saxons, live in the state of Lower Saxony)

• Westfälische Sagen (a collection of folktales in various Westphalian dialects)

• Yamada Language Guide to Lower Saxon

• Zentrum für Niederdeutsch in Ratzeburg