 | This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. (June 2023) |
| Rani | |
|---|---|
| Lechito-Rani | |
| Native to | Germany |
| Region | Rügen |
| Extinct | 1404[1] |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
 Map of Rügen from 1608 by Eilhardus Lubinus | |
The Rani dialect[3] or Lechito-Rani supradialect[4] is an extinct Slavic Lechitic dialect used by the Rani tribe[5] – the medieval Slavic inhabitants of the island of Rügen (in Rani dialect: Rȯjana, Rāna[5]) and its opposite coast.[6] This dialect, because of its closer affinity to the Drevani language than to the Pomeranian area, should be classified as a West Lechitic dialect.[7]
The dialects of Rügen have left no written monuments, so the main source of knowledge about them is the toponyms and personal names of Slavic origin recorded in medieval chronicles.
- ^ Werner Besch, Sprachgeschichte: Ein Handbuch zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und ihrer Erforschung2nd edition, Walter de Gruyter, 1998, p.2707, ISBN 3-11-015883-3 [1]
- ^ Lehr-Spławiński 1934, p. 23.
- ^ Milewski 1930, p. 297, 301.
- ^ Batowski 1927, p. 259.
- ^ a b Milewski 1930, p. 306.
- ^ Łęgowski & Lehr-Spławiński 1922, p. 114.
- ^ Łęgowski & Lehr-Spławiński 1922, p. 136.
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