West Central German is a branch of the Central German dialect family of High German. It includes Central Franconian, comprising Ripuarian and Moselle Franconian, the latter giving rise to Luxembourgish and, in Brazil, Hunsrik; Rhine Franconian, comprising Palatinate Franconian and Lorraine Franconian, whose emigrant descendants include Pennsylvania German in North America; and Hessian, spoken in Hesse and the Rhenish Hesse region of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Facts
RegionRhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, eastern Belgium, Lorraine 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Lorraine, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Westphalia, found in there.
Sources
1. West Central German (Wikipedia)
Infobox, Geographic distributionQuote, Infobox, Geographic distribution
Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Lorraine, Deitscherei
Wikidata: West Central German
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