Metz dialect

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The Metz dialect is a regional variety of the Lorrain Romance language traditionally spoken in and around the city of Metz in northeastern France.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romance dialect
dialect
regional language variety
belongsTo Romance macrolanguage continuum
city Metz NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Nancy dialect
Verdun dialect
other Lorrain dialects
country France
culturalAssociation Lorraine cultural heritage NERFINISHED
local identity of Metz
developedFrom Gallo-Romance NERFINISHED
Vulgar Latin NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Metz Lorrain dialect NERFINISHED
hasFeature lexical borrowings from German
lexical borrowings from Lorraine Franconian
phonological traits typical of Lorrain Romance
historicalTerritory Duchy of Lorraine NERFINISHED
historicalUse traditional everyday speech in Metz
influencedBy German
Lorraine Franconian NERFINISHED
Standard French NERFINISHED
ISO639Status often grouped under Lorrain or French in classifications
languageBranch Gallo-Romance languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Romance languages
languageGroup Lorrain Romance NERFINISHED
linguisticBoundary contact zone with Germanic dialects
locatedIn northeastern France
modernUse limited use in informal and family contexts
partOf Lorrain dialect continuum
preservationEfforts local cultural and linguistic associations
region Grand Est NERFINISHED
Lorraine NERFINISHED
shiftTowards French
spokenIn Metz NERFINISHED
northeastern France
suburbs of Metz
surrounding rural areas of Metz
status endangered
regional dialect
subclassOf Lorrain Romance NERFINISHED
Lorrain language NERFINISHED
traditionalRegion Lorraine NERFINISHED
typeOf Oïl language variety
use mainly spoken by older generations
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Lorrain hasDialects Metz dialect