Main-Franconian dialects
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Main-Franconian is group of German dialects that are spoken in the centre of Germany, in the area known as Franconia near the river Main.
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Main-Franconian | |
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Mainfränkisch | |
Native to | Germany[1] |
Region | Upper Franconia, Lower Franconia, Middle Franconia, northeast Baden-Württemberg, southwest Thuringia |
Native speakers | 4.9 million (2006)[2] |
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ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | main1267 |
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In Germany most people call these dialects simply “Fränkisch”. Although they have a lot in common there are many variations from one small region to another.
Historically Franconia (German: “Franken”) was a very large area covering a lot of Germany including parts of the Rhine as far as the Netherlands. Today Franconia is the north part of Bavaria (German: “Bayern”) including what is known as Lower Franconia, Upper Franconia, Mid-Franconia and parts of Upper Bavaria.