Rhenish Franconian

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Rhenish Franconian is a group of West Central German dialects spoken primarily in parts of western Germany, Luxembourg, and eastern France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf High German dialect
West Central German dialect
dialect group
glottologCode rhen1240
glottologName Rhenish Franconian self-link
hasAlternativeName Rhenish Franconian
surface form: Rheinfränkisch

Rhenish Franconian dialects
hasLinguisticFeature Central German languages
surface form: West Central German vowel system
hasPart Palatine German
surface form: Hunsrückisch

Rhenish Franconian self-linksurface differs
surface form: Koblenz dialect

Rhenish Franconian self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lorraine Franconian

Luxembourgish
Rhenish Franconian self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nahe Franconian

Palatine German
Wittlich dialect
hasPhonologicalFeature High German consonant shift
influencedBy New High German
surface form: Standard German
ISO639-3Code none
languageFamily Germanic languages
Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages

West Germanic languages
locatedInLinguisticArea Rhenish fan
neighboringDialectOf Rhenish Franconian self-linksurface differs
surface form: Moselle Franconian

Rhenish Franconian self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rhine Franconian

Ripuarian
notUsedAs official language
partOf German language
partOfDialectContinuum German dialect continuum
region Luxembourg region
German Central Uplands
surface form: West Central Germany

eastern France
western Germany
spokenIn Belgium
France
Germany
Grand Est
Hesse
Lorraine
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg (country)

North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland
subclassOf High German
Rhenish Franconian self-linksurface differs
surface form: West Central German
usedAs spoken vernacular
writingSystem Latin script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hessian hasDialect Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Frankfurt dialect
Hessian isPartOfDialectContinuumWith Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Moselle Franconian
Riograndenser Hunsrückisch hasAncestor Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Moselle Franconian dialects
Sarrebourg languageRegion Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Lorraine Franconian
northeastern France hasRegionalLanguage Rhenish Franconian
subject surface form: Northeastern France
this entity surface form: Lorraine Franconian
South Franconian German neighboringDialect Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Rhine Franconian
South Franconian German influencedBy Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Rhine Franconian phonology
Eupen dialect Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Ripuarian Franconian
Sarreguemines hasLocalDialect Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Lorraine Franconian
Sarreguemines hasLocalDialect Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Rhine Franconian
Hunsrück languageTradition Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Rhine Franconian dialects
Franconian German hasDialect Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Rhine Franconian German
Franconian German hasDialect Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Lorraine Franconian
Franconian German hasDialect Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Ripuarian Franconian
Franconian German hasDialect Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Moselle Franconian
Lorrain Romance distinctFrom Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Lorraine Franconian
Lorrain Romance hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Lorraine Franconian
Lorrain Romance contactWith Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Lorraine Franconian
Kembs languageTradition Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Alsatian German
Pays de Bitche hasRegionalLanguage Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Lorraine Franconian
arrondissement of Sarreguemines languageRegion Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Lorraine Franconian
Épinal regionalLanguage Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Lorraine Franconian
Hayange localLanguage Rhenish Franconian
this entity surface form: Lorraine Franconian