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East Pomeranian (Ostpommersch) or Farther Pomeranian (Hinterpommersch) is an
East Low German dialect moribund in
Europe, which used to be spoken in the region of
Farther Pomerania when it was part of the German
Province of Pomerania, until
World War II, and today is part of
Poland. Currently, the language survives mainly in
Brazil, where it is spoken by descendants of German immigrants of the 19th century and where it was given its own script by the linguist Ismael Tressmann. It has co-official status in 11 Brazilian municipalities and has been recognized as a historical and cultural heritage of the Brazilian state of
Espírito Santo. East Pomeranian is also spoken in central
Wisconsin and parts of
Iowa, in the
United States.
Nowadays, spoken East Pomeranian in Brazil has mostly been influenced by
Portuguese language and
Hunsrik, a German dialect derived from the
Hunsrückisch native to Brazil. It excludes the dialect spoken in the United States, known as Wisconsin Pomeranian, which was influenced by the
English language.
The varieties of East Pomeranian are: Westhinterpommersch, Osthinterpommersch, Bublitzisch around
Bobolice and Pommerellisch;[citation needed]
Further the east, German dialects transitioned to Low Prussian-East Pomeranian and Vistula Delta German spoken in and around
Danzig/Gdansk.[1][better source needed]
Brazilian Municipalities that have co-official East Pomeranian dialect