[Lowlands-l] Google Translate

[Lowlands Languages & Cultures]

Dor bin ik met inferstaan.
Kevin

On Thursday, July 20, 2017, 11:18:44 AM EDT, Lowlands Languages & Cultures <lowlands-l at listserv.linguistlist.org> wrote:

Hi all,
  I've requested Facebook they should add low german into their language poll since they recently had added West Frisian which isn't much an obvious choice.
That being the case, to my surprise Google Translate added West Frisian as well.

I don't consider West frisian the closest language to English language because of certain reasons. Here's what I wrote:
Low german (of plaudietsch language) is spoken by 450,000 people around the world, which is about on par with Frisian on the total. It has a rich body of literature, including the bible, and many unique expressions and vowel sounds.  Compared to what is spoken in west friesland, it's a fully-fledged and dynamic language. And while it is true that Frisian is recognised minority language in the Netherlands, Plautdietsch is recognised in belize and has a minority status there.

Do you agree?

Best wishes,Eitan




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