East Frisian Low Saxon Letters

East Frisian Low Saxon Vowel Letters

The East Frisian Low Saxon alphabet has 5 basic vowel letters: a, e, i, o, u. These vowels are pronounced with Low German characteristics and may differ from High German pronunciation.

East Frisian Low Saxon Consonant Letters

East Frisian Low Saxon has 21 consonant letters. These consonants combine with vowels to create the distinctive Low German sound patterns.

Consonant pronunciation often differs from High German, particularly in word-final positions.

German-Influenced Diacritics

When written, East Frisian Low Saxon may use German diacritics and special characters including umlauts (ä, ö, ü) and Eszett (ß).

These characters follow German orthographic conventions as Low Saxon has traditionally used German writing systems.

Special Characters in East Frisian Low Saxon

East Frisian Low Saxon writing uses standard German punctuation marks and symbols including period (.), comma (,), question mark (?), exclamation (!), and German-style quotation marks („ ").

These characters follow German conventions as the dialect is typically written using German orthographic standards.

Digits in East Frisian Low Saxon

East Frisian Low Saxon uses the standard Arabic numerals 0–9, with Low German number names: null, een, twee, dree, veer, fief, söss, söven, acht, negen.

Number conventions follow German practices with comma (,) as decimal separator.

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