High Franconian German
| High Franconian | |
|---|---|
| Oberfränkisch | |
| Geographic distribution | Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Thuringia, Saxony |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | uppe1464 (Upper Franconian) |
 Upper German dialects after 1945, with High Franconian in red and purple
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High Franconian or Upper Franconian (
Rhine Franconian area. It is spoken in Germany around Karlsruhe, Nuremberg, Erlangen, Fürth, Bamberg, Heilbronn, Meiningen and Würzburg and a small area in France. It is disputed whether it makes sense to summarise East and South Franconian because both are different.[citation needed
]
High Franconian is transitional between
Yiddish.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ Noble, Cecil A. M. (1983). Modern German Dialects. New York / Berne / Frankfort on the Main, Peter Lang, p. 119.
See also
- Franconian languages
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