Central Bavarian

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Central Bavarian is a major dialect group of the Austro-Bavarian branch of German, spoken primarily in regions such as Upper and Lower Bavaria and parts of Austria, including Vienna.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austro-Bavarian dialect
German dialect
dialect group
closelyRelatedTo Northern Bavarian
linked to: northern Bavaria

Southern Bavarian
country Austria
Germany
developedFrom Middle High German
Old High German
hasAlternativeName Central Bavarian dialects
linked to: Central Bavarian

Mittelbairisch
hasDialect Innviertel dialects
Lower Bavarian dialects
Mostviertel dialects
Salzburg dialects
Traunviertel dialects
Upper Austrian dialects
Viennese German
hasFeature distinct vowel system compared to Standard German
lenition of consonants between vowels
monophthongization of Standard German diphthongs
reduction of final consonants in some words
use of contracted verb forms
languageBranch High German languages
West Germanic languages
languageCode bar
languageFamily Germanic languages
mutualIntelligibility partially intelligible with Standard German
partOf Austro-Bavarian dialect continuum
Bavarian dialect continuum
region Bavaria
Burgenland
Lower Austria
Lower Bavaria
Salzburg (state)
linked to: State of Salzburg

South Bohemia
South Moravia
Upper Austria
Upper Bavaria
Vienna
standardLanguage Standard German
subclassOf Austro-Bavarian language
Bavarian language
timePeriod modern era
usedIn cabaret and comedy
everyday spoken communication
folk music lyrics
regional media
writingSystem Latin script

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Austro-Bavarian German hasDialect Central Bavarian
Austro-Bavarian German hasDialect Tyrolean Bavarian
linked to: Central Bavarian
Central Bavarian hasAlternativeName Central Bavarian dialects
linked to: Central Bavarian
Southern Bavarian closelyRelatedTo Central Bavarian