Lorraine Franconian
Lorraine Franconian (Lorraine Franconian: Plàtt or lottrìnger Plàtt; French: francique lorrain or platt lorrain; German: Lothringisch) is a variant of West Central German (German: Westmitteldeutsch). It is spoken in Moselle and in Lorraine.
| Lorraine Franconian | |
|---|---|
| Lottrìnger Plàtt | |
| Native to | France |
| Region | Moselle |
| Native speakers | (c. 360,000 cited 1962) |
| Language family | |
| Official status | |
| Recognised minority language in |  France |
| Regulated by | No official regulation |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
 Dialects of Moselle. Those in purple areas are lumped under the term "Lorraine Franconian" when spoken in France. | |
Lorraine Franconian Media
The language border around 1630.
Franconian languages area: Central Franconian dialects in green.
