Ł–l merger (; ) is a
phonological change in northeastern dialects of the
Kashubian language, a merger of
Ł into
L.
The Polish-language term
is derived from the pronunciation of the words "béł", "bëła" (Polish: "był", "była", English: "was") as "bél", "bëla".
The corresponding group of dialects is called '.
The merger is attributed to the historical language contact with
Low German
Low German is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language variety, language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. "Low" ...
being more intensive than with Polish compared to other Kashubian dialects.
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See also
* L-vocalization#Polish ( wałczenie)
References
Phonology
Kashubian language
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