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Language Diversity in the Border Region
Culture
Tourguide
28. August 2025
The traditional language diversity includes German, Danish, Sønderjysk (Low Danish), Low German and Frisian. In Sønderjylland (South Jutland), Danish is spoken in High Danish and Sønderjysk, either as one of the Low Danish dialects or as the regional language Sønderjysk. Here German is a minority language - spoken as High German and Danish-influenced North Schleswig German. In the northern part of Schleswig-Holstein, the diversity is even greater. German is spoken in High German and Low German. In addition, Sønderjysk is the original dialect of the border region. Moreover, Danish is a minority language here - spoken as High Danish and South Schleswig Danish, which is influenced by German language idioms. On the regions west coast and on the islands, the Frisians speak North Frisian, which still has 9 dialects today. The Council of Europe's Language Charter recognises German, Danish, and North Frisian as minority languages, and Low German as a regional language. Thus, minority languages do not have to be mother tongues. Most people learn German and Danish in the schools and kindergartens of the respective minority. The Frisians have a few kindergartens and one school, where North Frisian language dominates. It is an optional subject at the schools. Low German, on the other hand, is only a subject area in the school curriculum. In the past, multilingualism with up to 5 languages and dialects was widespread in the border region. Today, it is mostly the children from the minorities who grow up multilingual.
