Westniederdeutsch

Westniederdeutsch (lit. West Low German) is a variety of Northern Low German, which is a group of Low German.[1] It is not to be confused with the grouping West Low German, also called Westniederdeutsch in Standard High German, which includes other varieties.[1] It is spoken in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Its varieties in Germany border to Northern Low Saxon, Low Franconian, Westphalian, and Eastphalian.[1] It is spoken in Germany up to about the Ruhr area. Westniederdeutsch is quite atypical for dialects in Germany in general.[1] It has contact to the Dutch language. Most people in the area of Westniederdeutsch do not speak this variety.