Meissen dialect

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The Meissen dialect is a variety of the Upper Saxon German dialect traditionally spoken around the town of Meissen in eastern Germany.

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Meissen dialect canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German dialect
Upper Saxon dialect
regional dialect
belongsTo German dialects of Saxony
closeTo Dresden dialect
Leipzig dialect
country Germany NERFINISHED
dialectOf German language NERFINISHED
era modern era
geographicDistribution Elbe valley around Meissen NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Meißner Dialekt NERFINISHED
Meißnisch NERFINISHED
hasCulturalAssociation local identity in Meissen region
hasLinguisticFeature East Central German lexicon
intonation patterns typical of Upper Saxon
regional vocabulary specific to Meissen area
hasMutualIntelligibilityWith Standard German NERFINISHED
other Upper Saxon dialects
hasPhonologicalFeature High German consonant shift NERFINISHED
distinct vowel quality compared to Standard German
historicalCenter Meissen NERFINISHED
influencedBy Standard German NERFINISHED
language German
languageBranch Germanic languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages
languageGroup West Germanic languages NERFINISHED
linguisticClassification High German > Central German > East Central German > Upper Saxon > Meissen dialect
partOf Upper Saxon dialect continuum NERFINISHED
region Meissen NERFINISHED
Saxony NERFINISHED
eastern Germany NERFINISHED
spokenIn surrounding rural areas of Meissen
town of Meissen
status regional spoken variety
subclassOf East Central German dialect
High German dialect
Upper Saxon German NERFINISHED
traditionalRegion area around the town of Meissen
usedBy local population of Meissen
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Upper Saxon hasDialect Meissen dialect