Walcome tae Lowlands-L!
Lowlands-L is an automatet warldwide electronic mail leet fur thaim that is　
interestet in the leids an cultures o the lawlands boondin the coast o the　
North Sea an o the Baltic Sea (here-efter "Lawlands." Lowlands-L yuises　
Listserv at LINGUIST. Its awner is Reinhard (Ron) Hahn.

The''r nae siller nott for subscreivin.

The forehaund airtin o Lowlands-L is on the Germanic leids an their cultural　
environments that his the Lawlands fur their hame grund (Dutch, Zeelandic,　
Flemish, Frisian, Laich Saxon [Laich German], Limburgish), forbye thaim that　
breardet frae thae leids or frae their fore-rinners an is yuised ithergaits　
(Afrikaans, Lawlands emigré bye-leids, Lawlands-foondit pidgins an creoles,　
as weel as English an Scots). Ither leids an their cultural environments can　
be brocht intae the communin forbye.

Tho we dinna think on them as Lawlan leids, we div aften haud furth on　
German, Luxembourgish, Yiddish, Scandinavian, Gothic an the like,　
espaecially whan it comes tae etymology an history. In parteeclar, northern　
kinds o German that''s influenced bi Nethersaxon (the likes o Missingsch) we　
see as gey interestin, as weel as Nethersaxon influences on Scandinavian an　
ony ither leids.

The forehaund ettles o Lowlands-L
tae faceelitate warldwide traffeck and complouterin amang thaim that is　
interestet in Lawlands leids, cultures an siclike maitters　

tae forder and faceelitate research an learin o Lawlands leids an cultures　

tae forder the yuise o Lawlands linguistic an cultural data in general　
research an furthsettins　

tae uphaud fends tae hain, re-envieve an forder Lawlands leids or by-leids　
doon-haudet or dwinin awa.　

tae tak tent tae minoritie Lawlands leids an cultures, includin thaim that　
is nae gien offeecial recogneetion　

tae ser as a forum fur the explore o jint an sindrie meiths in Lawlands　
leids an cultures　

tae gie the tid tae enjoy an forder mutual intelligibility amang Lawlands　
leids in monie-leidit communin　

tae souder linguistic, cultural an social ties amang yuisers o Lawlands　
leids, their kinsfowk an freens　

Mense
Aw dalins maun be in a mainnerlie and freenlie souch.　

Traffeck frae bodie tae bodie shid be cairriet on private-like.　

Yuisers can enwitten ithers o pertinent furthsettins, saftware, conveneries,　
programs or peyed jobs, bit nae commercial propalement is allooed.　

The ootcome o searches cairriet on through Lowlands-L shid be postit in　
summary furm, wi awnin o aw inpit.　

There is free walin o leid in Lowlands-L postins, bit the follaein leids is　
wantit maistAfrikaans, Dutch, Zeelandic, Flemish, Limburgish, Frisian　
(onie by-leid), Laich Saxon, English an Scots.　

Rules an Wysins (in English)　

Disclaimer (in English)　

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