Limburgish language
Low Franconian language
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Summary
Limburgish language is a modern natural language[1]. It draws 1,604 Wikipedia views per month (modern natural language category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Netherlands[3], Belgium[4], Germany[5]
- Subclass of: Low Franconian[6]
- Writing system: Latin script[7]
- Commons category: Limburgian language[8]
- Wikimedia language code: li[9]
- Has part(s): East Limburgish[10], Central Limburgish[11], West Limburgish[12], Southeast Limburgish[13], East Limburgish-Ripuarian[14], Q25640062[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Limburgish language[16]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 1,600,000[17]
- Partially coincident with: Southern Meuse-Rhenish[18]
- Topic has template: Q133055448[19]
- Native label: Limburgs[20], Lèmburgs[21], Lèmbörgs[22], Limbörgs[23], Limburgsj[24], Limburgisj[25], Plat[26]
- UNESCO language status: 2 vulnerable[27]
- Indigenous to: Limburg[28], Province of Liege[29], Westphalia[30], North Rhine-Westphalia[31]
- Female form of label: la langue limbourgeoise[32]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/LIM[33]
- Ethnologue language status: 2 Provincial[34]
- Linguistic typology: subject–object–verb[35], V2 word order[36], stress-timed language[37], tonal language[38]
- Related category: Category:Limburgish pronunciation[39]
Why It Matters
Limburgish language has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]