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FROM 22.9.22
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During the Hanseatic period, a linguistic shift occurred in East Frisia from East Frisian to Low German. The region today is regarded as one of the strongholds of Plattdeutsch as an actively spoken language. Regional consciousness is strong, with a clear increase over recent years in pride in local traditions and the prestige of Plattdeutsch. The Communal Association of the East Frisian Region (Kommunalverband der Ostfriesischen Landschaft) also upholds the legacy of Frisian freedoms in a particularly eye-catching way.
Speak Platt!
Plattdeutsch”, or Low German, is a firm fixture of the East Frisian identity today. The loss of the former Frisian native language during the Hanseatic Middle Ages in no way contradicts this. East Frisians feel themselves to be a natural and important part of the Frisian population group. Pride in local Low German has intensified greatly in recent years, but just as with many other minorities, the numbers of active speakers are declining in East Frisia.
Efforts to promote Plattdeutsch in the region are many and varied, from private campaigns like the widespread introduction of bilingual signage in supermarkets to initiatives like the language learning app “PlattinO” (“Platt in East Frisia”) supported by the East Frisian Region’s Plattdeutsch Bureau. This app enables the systematic learning of East Frisian Low German. Abundant voice recordings even allow the training of pronunciation.
Here you can download the app “PlattinO”:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PlattinO.SodtalbersIT&hl=de&gl=US
MINORITY SECRETARIAT OF THE FOUR
AUTOCHTHONOUS MINORITIES AND ETHNIC GROUPS GERMANY
VISITOR ADDRESS:
Bundesallee 216 – 218 | 10719 Berlin
POSTAL ADDRESS:
Minderheitensekretariat der vier autochthonen nationalen Minderheiten
und Volksgruppen Deutschlands
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The Minorities Secretariat is the liaison office of the associations of the national minorities with the federal bodies.
It is funded by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Home Affairs on the basis of a resolution of the German Bundestag.
THE EXHIBITION IS A PROJECT OF THE MINORITIES COUNCIL OF THE FOUR AUTOCHTHONOUS NATIONAL MINORITIES AND ETHNIC GROUPS GERMANY AND THE FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR NEDDERDÜÜTSCH.
PROJECT REALISATION:
Minority secretariat of the four
autochthonous minorities and ethnic groups Germany
www.minderheitensekretariat.de
PROJECT LEAD:
Judit Šołćina/Judith Scholze
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
Johanna Panse, Veronika Bjarsch
CURATION:
Dr. Robert Lorenc
EXHIBITION DESIGN:
buerojolas | Tim Jolas | www.buerojolas.de
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
Johanna Hoffmann, Isabel Latza, Ronny Licht | Berlin/Leipzig
EXHIBITON BUILDING:
rotes pferd | Eckelmann + Nolze GmbH Berlin | www.rotes-pferd.de
MEDIA DEVELOPMENT:
chairlines | www.chairlines.de
ostwärts-film | www.reinernagel.com
Stefan Damnig | www.stefan-damnig.de
WEBDESIGN & PROGRAMMING:
STARKAD | www.starkad.de
ADVISORY INSTITUTIONS:
Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma | www.dokuzentrum.sintiundroma.de
Niederdeutschsekretariat Hamburg | www.niederdeutschsekretariat.de
Nordfriisk Instituut Bräist/Bredstedt | www.nordfriiskinstituut.eu
Ostfriesische Landschaft, Plattdüütskbüro Auerk/Aurich | www.ostfriesischelandschaft.de
Seelter Buund Seelterlound/Saterland | www.saterland.de
Serbski muzej/Sorbisches Museum Budyšin/Bautzen | www.sorbisches-museum.de
Städtische Sammlungen, Serbski muzej/Wendisches/Museum Chóśebuz/Cottbus | www.wendisches-museum.de
Sydslesvigsk Forening Flensborg/Flensburg | www.syfo.de