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| * ''']''' ({{lang|de|Rheinfränkisch}}; {{lang|fr|francique rhénan}}) | * ''']''' ({{lang|de|Rheinfränkisch}}; {{lang|fr|francique rhénan}}) | ||
| ** ] ({{lang|de|Pfälzisch}}; {{lang|fr|francique palatin}}), spoken in ] | ** ] ({{lang|de|Pfälzisch}}; {{lang|fr|francique palatin}}), spoken in ] | ||
| *** ] ({{lang|de|Lothringisch}}; {{lang|fr|francique lorrain}}) in the French region of ] | *** ] ({{lang|de|Lothringisch}}; {{lang|fr|francique lorrain}}) in the French region of ] | ||
| *** ] ({{lang|de|Bukowinadeutsch}}) in ] (extinct) {{citation needed|date=March 2023}} | *** ] ({{lang|de|Bukowinadeutsch}}) in ] (extinct) {{citation needed|date=March 2023}} | ||
| *** ] ({{lang|de|Pennsylvaniadeutsch}}) in historical communities in North America, especially ] | *** ] ({{lang|de|Pennsylvaniadeutsch}}) in historical communities in North America, especially ] | ||
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Variety of Central German| West Central German | |
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| Westmitteldeutsch | |
| Geographic distribution | Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Lorraine, Deitscherei |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | high1287 |
 West Central German–language area | |
West Central German (German: Westmitteldeutsch) belongs to the Central, High German dialect family of German. It includes the following sub-families:
- Central Franconian (Mittelfränkisch)
- Ripuarian (Ripuarisch), spoken in North Rhine-Westphalia (including Kölsch) and German-speaking Belgium and a small edge of the south of the Dutch province of Limbourg.
- Moselle Franconian (Moselfränkisch; French: francique luxembourgeois) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and France
- Luxembourgish (Luxemburgisch; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuergesch; francique luxembourgeois or luxembourgeois) in Luxembourg, Belgium and France
- Hunsrik (Riograndenser Hunsrückisch), spoken in Brazil and derived from the Hunsrückisch dialect of Moselle Franconian
- Rhine Franconian (Rheinfränkisch; francique rhénan)
- Palatinate Franconian (Pfälzisch; francique palatin), spoken in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Lorraine Franconian (Lothringisch; francique lorrain) in the French region of Lorraine
- Bukovina German (Bukowinadeutsch) in Bukovina (extinct)
- Pennsylvania German (Pennsylvaniadeutsch) in historical communities in North America, especially Pennsylvania
- Hessian (Hessisch) in Hesse and the Rhenish Hesse region of Rhineland-Palatinate
- North Hessian (Nordhessisch)
- Central Hessian (Mittelhessisch)
- East Hessian (Osthessisch)
- South Hessian (Südhessisch)
- Palatinate Franconian (Pfälzisch; francique palatin), spoken in Rhineland-Palatinate
On the southern and southeastern edges, West Central German varieties border on an area often considered a transitional area between Central German and Upper German, comprising the dialect groups South Franconian German and East Franconian German (popularly called Franconian because dialects of this sub-family are spoken all over Franconia).
West Central German was spoken in several settlements throughout America, for example in the Amana Colonies.