[Lowlands-l] Google Translate

[Lowlands Languages & Cultures]

On 20/07/2017 11:18 AM, Eitan 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?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf55TFRG-2w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lV4S4VLhV0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdaLj8jkJfI

Sure doesn't look dead to me.

Ed Alexander

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