East Franconian

E20828

East Franconian is a High German dialect spoken primarily in parts of northern Bavaria, Thuringia, and Baden-Württemberg, forming a transitional variety between Upper and Central German dialects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German dialect
High German dialect
glottocode east2280
hasAlternativeName East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian

Ostfränkisch
linked to: East Franconian
hasDialect Bamberg dialect
Lower Franconian (East Franconian) dialects
Nuremberg dialect
South East Franconian dialects
linked to: East Franconian

Upper Franconian dialects
hasLexicalFeature regional vocabulary distinct from Standard German
hasMorphologicalFeature distinct dative plural endings
hasPhonologicalFeature diphthongization similar to Bavarian
lenition of plosives in some positions
ISO639-3Code vmf
isTransitionalBetween Central German dialects
Upper German dialects
linked to: Upper German
languageFamily Germanic languages
Indo-European languages
West Germanic languages
mutualIntelligibilityWith Standard German
linked to: New High German

other Franconian dialects
partOf German dialect continuum
High German dialect continuum
region southern Germany
sharesFeatureWith Alemannic German
East Central German
Upper German
spokenIn Ansbach region
Baden-Württemberg
Bamberg region
linked to: Upper Franconia

Bavaria
Bayreuth region
Coburg region
Franconia
Germany
Hof region
linked to: Coburg region

Lichtenfels region
linked to: Lichtenfels

Lower Franconia
Middle Franconia
Nuremberg region
Schweinfurt region
Thuringia
Thuringian-Franconian border area
Upper Franconia
Würzburg region
northeastern Baden-Württemberg
northern Bavaria
southwestern Thuringia
status primarily spoken language
subclassOf Franconian dialects
linked to: Rhenish Franconian

High Franconian
linked to: East Franconian

West Germanic language variety
undergoes High German consonant shift
usesStandardLanguage Standard German
linked to: New High German
writingSystem Latin script

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Old High German majorDialect East Franconian
East Franconian subclassOf High Franconian
linked to: East Franconian
East Franconian hasDialect South East Franconian dialects
linked to: East Franconian
East Franconian hasAlternativeName East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
East Franconian hasAlternativeName Ostfränkisch
linked to: East Franconian
Fürth regionalLanguage East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Upper Franconia hasRegionalLanguage East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Lower Franconia regionalLanguage East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Upper German hasPart East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Erlangen regionalDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Franken language East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Nuremberg metropolitan region hasRegionalDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Dettingen am Main hasLocalDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Upper Franconian dialects partOf East Franconian dialect continuum
linked to: East Franconian
Bamberg dialect subclassOf East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Nuremberg dialect subclassOf East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Coburg region regionalDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Franconia language East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Bamberg localDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Ansbach region dialectRegionOf East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Central Germany hasDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Northern Bavaria languageUsed East Franconian German
subject linked to: northern Bavaria
linked to: East Franconian
Franconian Jura languageRegion Franconian dialect area
linked to: East Franconian
Ansbach regionalLanguage East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Forchheim localDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Main-Spessart usesLanguageVariety East Franconian dialects
subject linked to: Main-Spessart (district)
linked to: East Franconian
Schweinfurt (district) hasLanguageVariety East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Hessian isPartOfDialectContinuumWith East Franconian
South Franconian German neighboringDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Hof (Saale) localDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Kitzingen localDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Eltersdorf localDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Franconian German hasDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian
Schweinfurt hasLocalDialect East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian