Franconian, or Frankish, is a collective term traditionally used by linguists for a number of West Germanic languages, some of which are spoken in what formed the historical core area of Francia during the Early Middle Ages.
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RegionNetherlands, northern Belgium, northern France, western Germany, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia (Low Franconian); Luxembourg and western Germany (Central Franconian); southwestern and central Germany (other Franconian) 1 Connections
Descends From
Franconian groups the Low, Middle and High Franconian dialects (ancestral to Dutch and much of West-Central German) within West Germanic.
Sources
1. Franconian languages (Wikipedia)
Geographic distribution, Low FranconianQuote, Geographic distribution, Low Franconian
Most dialects and languages included within the category are spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium (Flanders), in the Nord department of France, in western Germany (Lower Rhine), as well as in Suriname, South Africa, and Namibia.
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