East Franconian German
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East Franconian (German: Ostfränkisch) is a dialect which is spoken in Franconia, the northern part of Bavaria and other areas in Germany around Nuremberg, Bamberg, Coburg, Würzburg, Hof, Bayreuth, Meiningen, Bad Mergentheim, and Crailsheim. The other variants are Unterostfränkisch (spoken in Lower Franconia and southern Thuringia), Oberostfränkisch (spoken in Upper and Middle Franconia) and Südostfränkisch (spoken in some parts of Middle Franconia and Hohenlohe).
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East Franconian | |
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Ostfränkisch | |
Native to | Germany (Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony, Baden-Württemberg, Hesse) |
Native speakers | 4,900,000 (2006)[1] |
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Latin (German alphabet) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | vmf |
Glottolog | main1267 |
1: East Franconian |
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