High Franconian German
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High Franconian German (German: Oberfränkisch) is a variant of High German consisting of East Franconian and South Franconian.[1] It is part of the Franconian languages area. It is spoken southeast of the Rhine Franconian area. It is spoken in Germany around Karlsruhe, Erlangen, Fürth, Heilbronn and Würzburg and a small area in France.
High Franconian | |
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Oberfränkisch | |
Geographic distribution: | Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Thuringia, Saxony |
Linguistic classification: | Indo-European
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Subdivisions: | |
Upper German dialects after 1945, with High Franconian in red and purple
2: South Franconian |
references
- ↑ Noble, Cecil A. M. (1983). Modern German Dialects. New York / Berne / Frankfort on the Main, Peter Lang, p. 119.