Low Franconian

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

Low Franconian
Low Frankish Dutch: Nederfrankisch; High German: Niederfränkisch
Geographic distribution:	Netherlands, northern Belgium, northern France, western Germany, Suriname, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Namibia and South Africa
Linguistic classification:	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Weser-Rhine Germanic Low Franconian
Subdivisions:	Dutch (Netherlandic, Netherlandish) Low Rhenish Zeelandic Afrikaans
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.