Achterhooks

Achterhooks
Achterhooks
Aachterhoeks, Achterhoek
achterhooks
Native to	Netherlands
Region	Achterhoek
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic North Sea Germanic Low Saxon West Low German Westphalian Gelders-Overijssels Achterhooks; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Official status
Official language in	The Netherlands
Language codes
ISO 639-3	act
Glottolog	acht1238

Achterhooks (Dutch Low Saxon: [ˈɑxtərɦoːks]; Dutch: Achterhoeks) is a Westphalian dialect spoken in Gelderland.

Geographic distribution

The Achterhooks language is spoken in the Netherlands in western Europe, Northeast, with speakers concentrated in Gelderland Province.[1]

The language was recognized by the government of the Netherlands in 1996 (as being part of Low Saxonian).[1]

The speech variety has had some growth and development, with Bible portions translated in 2002.[1]

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