Limburgish

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Limburgish (Limburgs [ˈlɪm˦bʏʀ(ə)xs] or Lèmburgs [ˈlɛm˦-]; Dutch: Limburgs [ˈlɪmbʏr(ə)xs]; also Limburgian, Limburgic or Limburgan) is the Dutch designation for a group of closely related language varieties spoken in most of Belgian and Dutch Limburg and in the adjacent areas of North Rhine-Westphalia. In German, the term "Limburgish" is uncommon and most of these dialects are included in South Low Franconian. The Limburgish dialects lack a standardized form and instead comprise multiple varieties, each with its own distinctive features. A characteristic feature of many dialects of Limburgish is the occurrence of a lexical pitch accent (Franconian tone accent), which these dialects adopted from and share with the adjacent Central Franconian dialects of German. In Belgium and Germany, Limburgish dialects have no formal legal status. In the Netherlands, Limburgish has been officially recognized as a regional language by the Dutch government since 1997, although both the procedure and the...

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