# Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect

Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch is a Low German dialect spoken in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It belongs to the East Low German group.
In the western parts of the language area it is similar to some West Low German dialects, while the eastern parts are influenced by the Central Pomeranian (Mittelpommersch) dialect. It differs slightly from East Pomeranian, which used to be spoken widely in the area that in 1945 became the Polish part of Farther Pomerania and included much more Slavic Pomeranian and Kashubian elements.

## Geography

* In former Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Schwerin-Rostock-Wismar-Güstrow
* In Western Pomerania: Stralsund-Greifswald-Anklam
* In former Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Neustrelitz-Neubrandenburg

## Grammar
### Diminutive

A striking characteristic of Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch is the use of the diminutive suffix -ing (e.g. Poot ‘paw’ > Pöting ‘little paw’, Änning ‘Annie’, lies’ ‘quietly’, ‘softly’, ‘slowly’ > liesing ‘very quietly’, ‘very softly’, ‘very carefully’, ‘nice and easy’). This suffix first appears in modern Low German variations (early 19th century onwards), and is of Germanic origin, being attested in several other Germanic-speaking areas, such as Westphalian family names Arning, Smeding and Janning.

### Pronouns

The personal pronouns in the dialect of Fritz Reuter are as follow:
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 3rd person | 3rd person |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Singular | Nominative | ick | du | hei | sei | dat ('t) |
| Singular | Accusative | mi | di | em | ehr | dat |
| Plural | Nominative | wi | ji | sei | sei | sei |
| Plural | Accusative | uns | jug (ju) | sei | sei | sei |
The reflexive pronoun of the 3rd person is sick, and the possessive pronouns (which are declined like strong adjectives) are:
| | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 3rd person | 3rd person |
| | 1st person | 2nd person | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Singular | min | din | sin | ehr | sin |
| Plural | uns' | jug | ehr | ehr | ehr |

### Numbers

Numbers in the dialect of Fritz Reuter are:
| Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
| 1: ein (en) 2: twei 3: drei 4: vir 5: fiw 6: sös 7: säben 8: acht 9: negen 10: teigen (teihn) 11: elben 12: twölf 13: drütteigen 14: virteigen 15: föfteigen 16: sösteigen 17: säbenteigen 18: achtteigen 19: negenteigen 20: twintig 21: einuntwintig 30: dörtig 40: virtig 50: föftig 60: söstig 70: säbentig 80: achttig 90: negentig 100: hunnert 1000: dusend 10 000: teigen dusend 1 000 000: 'ne million | 1.: de irst 2.: de tweit 3.: de drüdd 4.: de virt 5.: de föft 6.: de söst 7.: de säbent 8.: de acht 9.: de negent 10.: de teigt 11.: de elbent 12.: de twölft 13.: de drütteigt ... 20.: de twintigst 21.: de einuntwintigst 30.: de dörtigst 40.: de virtigst 50.: de föftigst 60.: de söstigst 70.: de säbentigst 80.: de achtigst 90.: de negentigst 100.: de hunnertst 1000.: de dusendst 10 000.: de teigendusendst |

### Verbs

Uncomposed forms in the dialect of Fritz Reuter:
Infinitive :
| halen ||||||
| Present Active ||||||
| [ick] hal(e) | [du] hal(e)st | [hei] hal(t) | [wi] hal(e)n | [ji] hal(e)t | [sei] hal(e)n |
| Imperfect Active ||||||
| [ick] halt(e) | [du] halt(e)st | [hei] halt(e) | [wi] halt(e)n | [ji] halt(e)t | [sei] halt(e)n |
| Imperative ||||||
| hal(e) | hal(e) | hal(e) | hal(e)t | hal(e)t | hal(e)t |
| Past Participle ||||||
| hal(e)t ||||||
* The e in parentheses often gets dropped.