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Franconian (linguistics) The Franconian dialects. Low Franconian. Franconian or Frankish is a collective term traditionally used by linguists to refer to many West Germanic languages, some of which are spoken in what formed the historical core area of Francia during the Early Middle Ages .
Upper German dialects after 1945, with High Franconian in red and purple. 1: East Franconian. 2: South Franconian. High Franconian or Upper Franconian ( German: Oberfränkisch) is a part of High German consisting of East Franconian and South Franconian. [1] It is spoken southeast of the Rhine Franconian area.
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Frankish language. This article is about the extinct Germanic language spoken by the Franks from the 5th to 9th century. For the modern Romance language, see French language. This article is about Franconian dialects spoken from the 5th to 9th century.
Jan 10, 2022 · That is, the High and Upper Franconian (North Upper German) dialects. These consist of the East Franconian (which, confusingly, is colloquially referred to as Franconian), and south (or Rhine) Franconian dialects.
The Central Franconian dialects are part of a continuum stretching from the Low Franconian language area in the northwest to the Rhine Franconian dialects in the southeast. Along with Limburgish, Central Franconian has a simple tone system called pitch accent. [1]
For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. In linguistics, Old Dutch ( Dutch: Oudnederlands) or Old Low Franconian (Dutch: Oudnederfrankisch) [3] [4] is the set of dialects that evolved from Frankish spoken in the Low Countries during the Early Middle Ages, from around the 6th [5] or 9th [6] to the 12th century.
…High German, a number of Franconian (Frankish) dialects also existed. Among them were East Franconian and Rhenish Franconian, spoken just north of the Upper German area, and the Central Franconian dialects, spoken along the Moselle and Rhine rivers to the northern borders of the High German speech area. Read More. Home Geography & Travel Languages
