High Franconian German

High Franconian
High Franconian
Oberfränkisch
Geographic; distribution	Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Thuringia, Saxony
Linguistic classification	Indo-European Germanic West Irminonic High German languages High Franconian; ; ; ; ;
Subdivisions	East Franconian; South Franconian;
Language codes
Glottolog	uppe1464 (equivalent to East Franconian)
	Upper German dialects after 1945, with High Franconian in red and purple 1: East Franconian 2: South Franconian

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.

references

↑ Noble, Cecil A. M. (1983). Modern German Dialects. New York / Berne / Frankfort on the Main, Peter Lang, p. 119.

[1] Noble, Cecil A. M. (1983). Modern German Dialects. New York / Berne / Frankfort on the Main, Peter Lang, p. 119.

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