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Native to Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands Region North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Lorraine, Liège, Limburg Language family Indo-European
Germanic
West Germanic
High German
West Central German
Central Franconian | ||
Central Franconian (German: Mittelfränkische Dialekte) is the following set of West Central German dialect groups:
Luxembourgish is often included within Moselle Franconian, but sometimes regarded as a separate group. The German-speaking Community of Belgium comprises both Ripuarian and Moselle Franconian dialects. The Central Franconian dialects are part of the Rhinelandic continuum stretching from the Low Franconian language area in the northwest to the Rhine Franconian dialects in the southeast.
Along with Limburgish, Central Franconian has a simple tone system called pitch accent.
The Central Franconian language area is not to be confused with the Bavarian administrative district of Middle Franconia, where East Franconian dialects are spoken.