| Samlandic | |
| Nativename: | Samländisch |
| State: | Poland, Russia (formerly Germany) |
| Region: | East Prussia |
| Ethnicity: | Germans |
| Familycolor: | Indo-European |
| Fam3: | West Germanic |
| Fam4: | North Sea Germanic |
| Fam5: | Low German |
| Fam6: | East Low German |
| Fam7: | Low Prussian |
| Isoexception: | dialect |
Samlandic was a Low Prussian dialect of Low German. It was divided into Ostsamländisch and Westsamländisch.[1] Both were from East Prussia.[2]
Westsamländisch was spoken West of Königsberg. Westsamländisch had a border with Ostsamländisch.
Ostsamländisch was spoken around Königsberg, Labiau and Wehlau. Ostsamländisch had a border with Natangian, Westsamländisch and Eastern Low Prussian.
Samlandic was spoken around Neukuhren and Heydekrug.[3]
Westsamländisch has, in contrast to the remainder of Samlandic, for (I) go, (I) stand etc. jon, schton etc.[3] O before R is spoken with a long vowel.[3] It has ick sint meaning I am and tije for ten.[3] Westsamländisch has long u as long ü.[3] A is palatal.[4] It has Low German; Low Saxon; German, Low; Saxon, Low: dorx (with the ach-Laut) for High German durch, English through.[5]
During the latter age of the Teutonic order, Latvian-Curonian fishermen came to nowadays Pionerski, Primorye, and Filino.[6]
Anke van Tharaw is a poem written in Samlandic.