Upper Saxon German
Upper Saxon (German: [Obersächsisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), pronounced [ˈoːbɐˌzɛksɪʃ]; Upper Saxon: [ɵːb̥oˤˈsɛɡ̊sʃ]) is an dialect spoken in Saxony, southeastern Saxony-Anhalt, and eastern Thuringia. Though called "Saxon", it is not to be confused with Low Saxon. Upper Saxon is linked to the Thuringian dialect.
| Upper Saxon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obersächsisch | ||||
| Native to | Germany | |||
| Region | Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia | |||
| Native speakers | 2 million (1998)e18 | |||
| Language family | ||||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-3 | sxu | |||
Central German dialects after 1945
Upper Saxon (8) | ||||
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Subgroups
The subgroups for Upper Saxon German.
- Meissen dialect
- North Upper Saxon
- Erzgebirgisch