East Pomeranian (''Ostpommersch'') is an

East Low German East Low German (german: ostniederdeutsche Dialekte, ostniederdeutsche Mundarten, Ostniederdeutsch; nds, Oostplattdütsch) is a group of Low German dialects spoken in north-eastern Germany as well as by minorities in northern Poland. Together ...

dialect that is either moribund or used to be spoken in what was roughly

Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...

(now northwestern Poland; previously part of Germany until the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

) and today is also spoken in some communities in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. It is part of the

Low German language : : : : : (70,000) (30,000) (8,000) , familycolor = Indo-European , fam2 = Germanic , fam3 = West Germanic , fam4 = North Sea Germanic , ancestor = Old Saxon , ancestor2 = Middle ...

. East Pomeranian was mostly spoken in the Farther Pomerania (''Hinterpommern'') region of the

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an e ...

n Province of Pomerania and in Pomerelia. After

, the region became part of Poland, and most of the East Pomeranian-speaking German inhabitants of the region were forcibly expelled to regions within the new borders of Germany. East Pomeranian is also spoken in the United States (central

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

and parts of

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

) and in some areas of Brazil, including

Pomerode Pomerode () is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, in Southern Brazil. It is located in the valley of the Itajaí-Açu river, not very far from the city of Blumenau, one of the largest cities in the state. Pomerode is know ...

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...

and Rondonia. The varieties of East Pomeranian are: * Westhinterpommersch * Osthinterpommersch * Bublitzisch around

Bobolice Bobolice (; formerly german: Bublitz) is a town in northwest Poland, part of Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, it has a population of 3,896. Notable residents * Paul Kleinschmidt (1883–1949), German painter ...

* Pommerellisch Further the east, German dialects transitioned to Low Prussian-East Pomeranian and Vistula Delta German spoken in and around Danzig/Gdansk.

Brazilian Municipalities that have co-official East Pomeranian dialect

Espírito Santo

* Afonso Cláudio (in the district of Mata Fria) * Domingos MartinsO povo pomerano no ES
*

Itarana Itarana is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 10,494 (2020) and its area is 296 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatísti ...

* Laranja da Terra *

Pancas Pancas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 23,306 (2020) and its area is 838 km². East Pomeranian, a dialect of Low German, has co-official status in Pancas. It is situated on a tributary of t ...

Santa Maria de Jetibá Santa Maria de Jetibá is the name of a municipality and of its capital in central Espírito Santo, Southeastern Brazil. It was founded in 1857 by Pomeranian immigrants who arrived through the state capital Vitória by going up the river Santa M ...

Vila Pavão Vila Pavão is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 9,244 (2020) and its area is 433 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estat ...

Minas Gerais

Itueta Itueta is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. The city houses families of Pomeranian refugees from World War II. See also *List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities ...

(only in the district of

Vila Neitzel Vila Neitzel is a geographical district in the Brazilian municipality of Itueta, founded by Pomeranians. The district was founded by German refugees during World War II. In the district is currently headquartered ''Língua Mutter'' project, w ...

)

Santa Catarina

Rio Grande do Sul

* Canguçu *

São Lourenço do Sul São Lourenço do Sul is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The municipality had 43,111 inhabitants in the last Census (2010). Its population in 2020 was estimated in 43,540 inhabitants. It is located at the west bank of ...

(under approval)Quadro do processo de cooficialização de línguas por municípios, IPOL
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Rondonia

* Espigão d'Oeste (under approval)Comunidade Pomerana realiza sua tradicional festa folclórica

References

External links

Pommerscher Verein Central WisconsinLaw Co-formalizing East Pomeranian in the Municipality of PancasLaw Co-formalizing East Pomeranian in the Municipality of Santa Maria de JetibáPomeranian
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