Berlin German · Berlinisch
The urban dialect of Berlin and surrounding Brandenburg. Mixes Low German substrate with Standard German, famous for its dry humour and clipped delivery.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 52.52°, 13.40°
Dialect comparison
Berlinerisch vs Plattdüütsch
Compare two dialects of German side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Low German · Niederdeutsch · Plattdeutsch
The Low German varieties of northern Germany and the eastern Netherlands. Linguistically closer to Dutch and English than to Standard German in several core features.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 53.55°, 9.99°
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