Central German languages

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West Germanic language group group of High German dialects

Central German languages are a group of High German dialects spoken primarily in central parts of Germany and neighboring regions, forming a key transitional zone between Upper and Low German varieties.

Aliases (7)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	West Germanic language group → group of High German dialects →
distinguishedFrom	Low German → Upper German →
geographicDistribution	central parts of Germany and neighboring regions →
hasCharacteristic	considerable internal dialect diversity → form a dialect continuum → serve as a linguistic transition zone in German-speaking Europe →
hasPart	East Central German → Hessian → High Prussian → Kölsch → Luxembourgish → Moselle Franconian → Palatine German → Pennsylvania German → Rhenish Franconian → Ripuarian Franconian → Silesian German → Thuringian → Upper Saxon → Volga German → West Central German →
influenced	Standard German phonology → Standard German vocabulary →
languageFamily	Germanic languages → Indo-European languages →
partOf	German language continuum → West Germanic languages →
sharesFeatureWith	High German consonant shift →
spokenIn	Austria → Belgium → Brazil → Czech Republic → France → Germany → Luxembourg → Namibia → Poland → Switzerland → United States → central Germany →
standardVarietyOf	Standard German →
subclassOf	German dialects → High German languages →
transitionalBetween	Low German → Upper German →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central German languages ("East Central German") → Central German languages ("Thuringian") → High German ("Central German") →	hasPart
German ("Central German") → Middle High German ("Central German") →	hasDialectGroup
High German ("East Central German") → High German ("West Central German") →	includesDialectGroup
Luxembourgish → Pennsylvania German ("West Central German") →	subgroup
High German consonant shift ("Central German") →	definesSubgroup
Low Franconian languages →	distinctFrom
Upper German ("Central German") →	distinguishedFrom
Rhenish Franconian ("West Central German vowel system") →	hasLinguisticFeature
East Franconian ("Central German dialects") →	isTransitionalBetween
East Franconian ("High German dialect continuum") →	partOf
East Franconian ("East Central German") →	sharesFeatureWith