| Upgant Frisian | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Germany |
| Region | Upgant-Schott, Lower Saxony |
| Extinct | mid-17th century |
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Upgant Frisian is an extinct Ems [nl] dialect of East Frisian. It was the dialect spoken around the area of Upgant-Schott. The only text perserved in the dialect is a wedding poem by Imel Agena.
Sample text
Below is a comparison of the first five sections of the wedding poem.
| Upgant Frisian | Saterlandic Frisian | German | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breydloffts gedicht to eren anda weelbehagen dio erentesten, monnhatten anda toernemen Eggerick Ulricken, breydgom, anda diw eer- anda dugentrijcke junffer Tialda Hayunga, breyd, Ulben Hayungas, drusta to Nodds, aeinige dochter. |
Wärskupsriemsel, tou Ere un Wäilbihoagjen fon dän erenfääste, monhaftige un foarnieme Eggerick Ulricken, Brüdigam, un de eer- un dugedrieke Juffer Tialda Hayunga, Bräid, Ulben Hayungas, Druste tou Nürden oankelde/eempelde Dochter. |
Hochzeitsgedicht, zu Ehren und Wohlbehagen des ehrenfesten, mannhaften, und vornehmen Eggerick Ulcken, Bräutigam, und der ehr- und tugendreichen Jungfrau Tialda Hayunga, Braut, Ulben Hayungas, Drosten zu Norden einzige Tochter |
Wedding poem, |
References
- Seeger, William Warner (1970). The East Frisian Dialect in the Low German Works of Moritz Jahn. University of Wisconsin--Madison.
- Markey, Thomas L. (1981). Frisian. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-90-279-3128-3.
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