West Central German
Variety of Central German
West Central German | |
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Westmitteldeutsch | |
Geographic
distribution |
Rhineland-Palatinate , Saarland , Hesse , North Rhine-Westphalia , German-speaking Community of Belgium , Lorraine , Deitscherei |
Linguistic classification |
Indo-European
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Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | high1287 |
West Central German–language area
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West Central German ( German : Westmitteldeutsch ) belongs to the Central , High German dialect family of German . Its dialects are Franconian and comprise the parts of the Rhinelandic continuum located south of the Benrath line isogloss, including the following sub-families:
-
Central Franconian
(
Mittelfränkisch
)
- Ripuarian ( Ripuarisch ), spoken in North Rhine-Westphalia (including Kölsch ) and German-speaking Belgium and a small edge in the south of the Dutch province of Limbourg .
-
Moselle Franconian
(
Moselfränkisch
;
French
:
francique luxembourgeois
) in
Rhineland-Palatinate
,
Saarland
and
France
- Luxembourgish ( Luxemburgisch ; Luxembourgish : Lëtzebuergesch ; francique luxembourgeois or luxembourgeois ) in Luxembourg , Belgium and France
- Hunsrik ( Riograndenser Hunsrückisch ), spoken in Brazil and derived from the Hunsrückisch dialect of Moselle Franconian
-
Rhine Franconian
(
Rheinfränkisch
;
francique rhénan
)
-
Palatinate Franconian
(
Pfälzisch
;
francique palatin
), spoken in
Rhineland-Palatinate
- Lorraine Franconian ( Lothringisch ; francique lorrain ) in the French region of Lorraine
- Bukovina German ( Bukowinadeutsch ) in Bukovina (extinct) [ citation needed ]
- Pennsylvania German ( Pennsylvaniadeutsch ) in historical communities in North America, especially Pennsylvania
-
Hessian
(
Hessisch
) in
Hesse
and the
Rhenish Hesse
region of Rhineland-Palatinate
- North Hessian ( Nordhessisch )
- Central Hessian ( Mittelhessisch )
- East Hessian ( Osthessisch )
- South Hessian ( Südhessisch )
-
Palatinate Franconian
(
Pfälzisch
;
francique palatin
), spoken in
Rhineland-Palatinate
Apart from West Central German on the southern edge and in south-east Franconian dialects are turning to Upper German . This transition area between Central German and Upper German is captured by the dialect families of South Franconian German and East Franconian German , colloquially (mis-)called Franconian as dialects of this sub-family are spoken all over Franconia .
West Central German was spoken in several settlements throughout America, for example in the Amana Colonies .
See also
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