Gronings dialect

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Gronings
Grunnegs, Grönnegs
Native to	Netherlands: Groningen, parts in the north and east of Drenthe, the easternmost part of the Frisian municipality Noardeast-Fryslân
Region	Groningen
Native speakers	590,000 (2003)[1]
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic North Sea Germanic Low German West Low German Northern Low Saxon Gronings
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Official language in	the Netherlands
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gos
Glottolog	gron1242
Gronings area (blue) in Groningen and Drenthe provinces
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Gronings (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋs]; Gronings: Grunnegs or Grönnegs), is a collective name for some Low Saxon dialects spoken in the province of Groningen and around the Groningen border in Drenthe and Friesland. Gronings and the strongly related varieties in East Frisia have a strong East Frisian influence and take a remarkable position within West Low German. The dialect is characterized by a typical accent and vocabulary, which differ strongly from the other Low Saxon dialects.