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| West Central German | |
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| Geographic distribution | Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Lorraine, Deitscherei |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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 West Central German–language area | |
West Central German belongs to the Central, High German dialect family in the German language. Its dialects are thoroughly Franconian and comprise the parts of the Rhinelandic continuum located south of the Benrath line isogloss, including the following sub-families:
- Central Franconian (Mittelfränkisch)
- Ripuarian (Ripuarisch), spoken in North Rhine-Westphalia (including Kölsch) and German-speaking Belgium
- Moselle Franconian (Moselfränkisch) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and France (francique mosellan)
- Luxembourgish (Lëtzebuergesch, luxembourgeois) in Luxembourg, Belgium and France (francique luxembourgeois)
- Rhine Franconian (Rheinfränkisch)
- Lorraine Franconian (francique rhénan) in the French region of Lorraine
- Palatinate German (Pfälzisch), spoken in Rhineland-Palatinate (Palatinate region)
- Bukovina German (Bukowinadeutsch) in Bukovina (extinct)
- Pennsylvania German (Pennsylvaniadeutsch) in historical communities in North America, especially in Pennsylvania.
- Hessian (Hessisch) in Hesse and the Rhenish Hesse region of Rhineland-Palatinate
Apart from West Central German on the southern edge and in south-east Franconian dialects are turning to Upper German. This transition area between Central German and Upper German is captured by the dialect families of South Franconian German and East Franconian German, colloquially miscalled Franconian as 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.