Central German — (in German: Mitteldeutsch , or rarely Zentraldeutsch ) is a group of High German dialects spread from the Rhineland to Thuringia, south of Low German and Low Franconian and north of Upper German. In older books, Central German is sometimes called … Wikipedia
Franconian languages — [ 300px|right|thumb|The Franconian languages in Europe legend|#ffc684|Transitional Upper German dialects.] Franconian is a linguistic marker for a number of West Germanic languages and dialects spoken in the former core of the Frankish Empire:… … Wikipedia
Franconian Forest — ▪ mountain region, Germany German Frankenwald, forested highland in extreme northeastern Bavaria Land (state), east central Germany. It forms a physical and geological link between the highlands of the Fichtel Mountains and the… … Universalium
Franconian — Fran·co·ni·an || fræŋ kəʊnjÉ™n n. group of medieval German dialects in west central Germany … English contemporary dictionary
West Central German — Geographic distribution: Rhineland Palatinate, Saarland, Hesse, North Rhine Westphalia, Lorraine, Deitscherei Linguistic classification: Indo European … Wikipedia
Moselle Franconian dialects — Moselle Franconian Spoken in Germany, France, Belgium Region North Rhine Westphalia, Rhineland Palatinate, Saarland, Lorraine, Liège Language family In … Wikipedia
Main-Franconian — Mainfränkisch Spoken in Germany[1] Region Upper Franconia, Lower Franconia, Middle Franconia, northeast Baden Württemberg, southwest Thuringia Native speakers … Wikipedia
Lorraine Franconian — ( fr. francique mosellan, platt lorrain, platt mosellan) is a designation, in practice ambiguous, for dialects of German spoken in the north eastern part of the French region of Lorraine. These dialects all belong to the Western Central High… … Wikipedia
Low Franconian languages — Infobox Language family name=Low Franconian othername=Low Frankish region=Netherlands, northern Belgium, northern France, western Germany, Suriname, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Namibia and South Africa familycolor=Indo European fam1=Indo… … Wikipedia
Moselle Franconian — is a group of High German dialects spoken in parts of the German states of North Rhine Westphalia and Rhineland Palatinate, in the south of the German speaking Community of Belgium, in the neighbouring département of Moselle in France, as well as … Wikipedia