Central Bavarian

Central Bavarian or Central Austro-Bavarian is a group of Bavarian dialects which are spoken in Austria. It is also spoken in Bavaria along the Danube, the northern Eastern Alps, and the Old Bavarian regions (mostly Munich). There are many large cities along the course of these rivers, and the dialects have a high prestige. They are also commonly used in TV and movie productions. It is commonly referred to as West Central Bavarian (Westmittelbairisch, spoken in Upper and Lower Bavaria) and East Central Bavarian (Ostmittelbairisch, spoken in Upper and Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, and Burgenland).

Central Bavarian
Mittelbairisch
Native to	Germany (Upper and Lower Bavaria) Austria (Upper and Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Burgenland)
Native speakers	(unknown)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Irminonic High German Upper German Bavarian Central Bavarian
Writing system	Latin (German alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Bavarian dialects      Central Bavarian

Differences from Bavarian

The differences are noticeable. For example, the Bavarian word vui becomes vüü in East Central Bavarian, and the word dahâm becomes dahoam in West Central Bavarian.

Isogloss	West Central Bavarian	East Central Bavarian	Standard German
ui vs. üü (< ahd. il):	vui Schbui, schbuin i wui, mia woin	vüü Schbüü, schbüün i wüü, mia wöön/woin	viel Spiel, spielen ich will, wir wollen
å vs. oa (< ahd. ar):	i få, mia fåma håt, heata Gfå, gfâli	i foa, mia foan hoat, heata Gfoa, gfeali	ich fahre, wir fahrenhart, härter Gefahr, gefährlich
oa vs. â (< ahd. ei):	oans, zwoa, gloa, hoaß, hoazn, dahoam, Stoa	âns, zwâ, glâ, hâß, hâzn, dahâm, Stâ	eins, zwei, klein, heiß, heizen, daheim, Stein
o vs. à (< ahd. au):	i kàf, mia kàffa(n)	i kòf, mia kòffa(n)	ich kaufe, wir kaufen
illegal:	i kimm, mia kemma(n)	i kumm, mia kumma(n)	ich komme, wir kommen

Related pages

• Austrian German