Low Franconian or Low Frankish (Dutch : Nederfrankisch , High German : Niederfränkisch ) is a dialect close to the Dutch language .
Frankish settlement areas by the 5th century: Salian Franks
Ripuarian Franks
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Low Franconian Geographic Netherlands, northern Belgium, northern France, western Germany, Suriname , Netherlands Antilles , Aruba , Namibia and South Africa Linguistic classification :Indo-European Subdivisions:
Dutch (Netherlandic, Netherlandish)
Low Rhenish
Zeelandic
Distribution of Low Franconian, including the Low Franconian-Ripuarian transition area in Limburg. The Ripuarian-based dialect of Kerkrade and the surrounding area is not shown.
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