What is "German, low" in rosetta

[mority]

My mother tongue is German. A few minutes ago I had a look at the rosetta (https://launchpad.net/rosetta) translation tool and recognized a language called "German, low" in anddition to the normal "German" language.

Can anyone explain the exact difference between the two translation categories?

[punkinside]

perhaps low as in south? translate things into bayerisch or schwaebisch? ;)

[mority]

Well, that's possible. And totally silly, too :)

I am rather confused by this issue and would appreciate any serious explanations (Saying this I don't want to imply you are not being serious, punkinside ;)).

[Brunellus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_German

[ember]

Well, I think it might be a misguided translation of "Plattdeutsch".

However the thought of a Bajuvarian separatist force forging their own version of Ubuntu makes me smirk :)

[ember]

Damn, Brunellus was faster ;)

[mority]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_German

Aaah, thanks! And sorry for being so lame and not searching the web before asking silly questions. I should have been going to bed like 2 hours ago...

And, man, that's really a totally needless thing to translate Ubuntu to some esoteric german dialects. Can't those people spend their energy on something useful? But okay, I shouldn't complain...

[23meg]

And, man, that's really a totally needless thing to translate Ubuntu to some esoteric german dialects. Can't those people spend their energy on something useful? But okay, I shouldn't complain... Needless for you perhaps, since you don't speak those dialects. Those who do will appreciate that some of their peers invested time and energy to do it.

[mips]

As a non-german 'low german' is actually much easier to read & understand seeing it is closer to afrikaans as a franconian language.

[punkinside]

I think I see it... theire a bit confused. Like "official" german is Hochdeutsch -> high german they think they have to get things in Niederdeutsch -> low german.

I'd personally like them to translate it to schwaebisch i love the way it sounds :D and everything would have a -le in the end! hahaha

just imagine:

"Gruss Gott, willscht du Ubuntu uf doi Komputerle installieren?"

hahahahaha ok that sounded way funnier than it looked. I have to get my father to say this.

[dabear]

"Gruss Gott, willscht du Ubuntu uf doi Komputerle installieren?"

hahahahaha ok that sounded way funnier than it looked. I have to get my father to say this.
Actually, what's even funnier, is that I can understand that, even though I've never spoken german at all.. I live in Norway btw

[ember]

"Gruss Gott, willscht du Ubuntu uf doi Komputerle installieren?"

hahahahaha ok that sounded way funnier than it looked. I have to get my father to say this.

Haha - Ubuntu "Spätzle Edition" ;)

But to be correct it should be:

"Griaß Godd, willscht Du Ubuntu uf doi Rechnerle installiere?" ;)

[punkinside]

Haha - Ubuntu "Spätzle Edition" ;)

ROFL - I think I just peed myself



"Griaß Godd, willscht Du Ubuntu uf doi Rechnerle installiere?" ;)

You said it! hahaha My father is from stuttgart he should get a kick out of this.

It figures im in stuttgart right now :) If I eat another Maultasche i will explode...

[ember]

Then go for handmade "Spätzle" - possibly the best thing you can eat ;)

[punkinside]

Been there, done that. Kaesspaetzle is great and Kalbsrahmschnitzel mit spaetzle is coming out my ears. And Zwiebelrostbraten, and jaegerschnitzel and... we eat out a lot hehehe

But then, i only come once a year so i dont mind, i think its the best food i eat all year :)

[PenguinMan]

Haha - Ubuntu "Spätzle Edition" ;)

Mmm... Spätzle. :) It was great with the Sauerbraten I made about three months ago. Yummy!

[gasolinehabit]

das ist vielleicht "Plattdeutsch"?