Moselle Franconian language
West Central German language
Moselle Franconian | |
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Native to | Germany , France , Luxembourg , Belgium , Romania , Brazil |
Region | North Rhine-Westphalia , Rhineland-Palatinate , Saarland , Lorraine , Liège |
Indo-European
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Standard forms
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Official status | |
Official language
in
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Luxembourg |
Recognised minority
language in |
Belgium
(recognised by the
French Community of Belgium
),
Brazil
(recognised as Cultural Heritage in the states of
Santa Catarina
and
Rio Grande do Sul
)
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
None
(
mis
)
Individual codes:
ltz
–
Luxembourgish
hrx
–
Hunsrik
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Glottolog |
luxe1241
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Area where Moselle Franconian / Luxembourgish is spoken with the
isogloss
between usage of
"op"
and
"of"
(
Standard German
:
auf
) shown
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Moselle Franconian is classified as Vulnerable by the
UNESCO
Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
|
Moselle Franconian ( German : Moselfränkisch , Luxembourgish : Muselfränkesch ) is a West Central German language, part of the Central Franconian languages area , that includes Luxembourgish . It is spoken in the southern Rhineland and along the course of the Moselle , in the Siegerland of North Rhine-Westphalia , throughout western Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland , Luxembourg , the south of the German-speaking Community of Belgium and in the neighboring French département of Moselle (in Arrondissement of Boulay-Moselle ). The Transylvanian Saxon dialect spoken in the Transylvania region of Romania is derived from this dialect as a result of the emigration of numerous " Transylvanian Saxons " between 1100 and 1300, primarily from areas in which the Moselle Franconian dialect was then spoken. Another variety of Moselle Franconian, the Hunsrik , is spoken in some rural areas of southern Brazil , brought by 19th century immigrants from the Hunsrück region in modern Germany. [1] [2]
Varieties
The transition between "dialect" and "separate language" is fluid. [3]
The Linguasphere Register [4] lists five dialects of Moselle Franconian (code 52-ACB-dc) with codes -dca to -dce:
- Trierisch (Rhineland-Palatinate, Luxembourg, northwestern Saarland )
- Eifelisch (Rhineland-Palatinate, East Belgium, Luxembourg, southern North Rhine-Westphalia )
- Untermosellanisch (Rhineland-Palatinate)
- West-Westerwäldisch (Rhineland-Palatinate)
- Siegerländisch (southern North Rhine-Westphalia, northeastern Rhineland-Palatinate)
Also considered part of the Moselle Franconian language are the variants of Lorraine Franconian , Luxembourgish [5] [6] and Transylvanian Saxon dialect .
Some Moselle Franconian dialects have developed into standardized varieties which can be considered separate languages, especially due to the limited intelligibility of some dialects for Standard German speakers:
- Luxembourgish (Lëtzebuergesch)
- Lorraine Franconian
- Transylvanian Saxon dialect
- Hunsrik
Most speakers of Luxembourgish are multilingual, speaking Standard German and French in addition to Luxembourgish.
See also
- Saarland (section Local dialect )
- Rhine Franconian (related neighboring dialect group)
- Meuse-Rhenish
Further reading
- Werner König : dtv-Atlas Deutsche Sprache . dtv-Verlag , München (Munich) 2005; ISBN 3-423-03025-9 (German).
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References
- ↑ Documentação, Coordenadoria de. "LEI Nº 16.987, DE 3 DE AGOSTO DE 2016" . leis.alesc.sc.gov.br . Retrieved 2022-04-11 .
- ↑ "Texto da Norma" . 2019-03-30. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019 . Retrieved 2022-04-11 .
- ↑ Ammon, Ulrich - Die Stellung der deutschen Sprache in der Welt Archived 2015-11-09 at the Wayback Machine (de Gruyter Mouton; ISBN 978-3-11-019298-8 )
- ↑ Linguasphere Register, 1999/2000 edition, p. 430
- ↑ http://www.luxembourg.public.lu/catalogue/fr-generalites/ap_histoire/ap_histoire_2008_DE.pdf%5B%5D „Im Alltag sprechen die Luxemburger ihren Dialekt, eine moselfränkische Mundart, die sie selbst noch bis Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts als "Lëtzebuerger Däitsch" ("Luxemburger Deutsch") bezeichneten.“
- ↑ "The rise of the national sentiment (19th century)" . The Official Portal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg . Retrieved 2019-12-01 – via www.luxembourg.public.lu.
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