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| Apart from ''West Central German'' on the southern edge and in south-east so-called | Apart from ''West Central German'' on the southern edge and in south-east so-called | ||
| ] are turning to ''Upper German''. This transition area between '']'' and '']'' is captured by the dialect families of ] and ], colloquially (mis-)called ''Franconian'' as dialects of this sub-family are spoken all over '']''. | ] are turning to ''Upper German''. This transition area between '']'' and '']'' is captured by the dialect families of ] and ], colloquially (mis-)called ''Franconian'' as dialects of this sub-family are spoken all over '']''. | ||
| West Central German was spoken in several settlements throughout America, for example in the ]. | West Central German was spoken in several settlements throughout America, for example in the ]. | ||
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Variety of Central German| West Central German | |
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| Westmitteldeutsch | |
| Geographic distribution | Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Lorraine, Deitscherei |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | high1287 |
 West Central German–language area | |
West Central German (Template:Lang-de) belongs to the Central, High German dialect family of German. They include the following sub-families:
- Central Franconian (Mittelfränkisch)
- Ripuarian (Ripuarisch), spoken in North Rhine-Westphalia (including Kölsch) and German-speaking Belgium and a small edge in the south of the Dutch province of Limbourg.
- Moselle Franconian (Moselfränkisch; Template:Lang-fr) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and France
- Luxembourgish (Luxemburgisch; Template:Lang-lb; francique luxembourgeois or luxembourgeois) in Luxembourg, Belgium and France
- Hunsrik (Riograndenser Hunsrückisch), spoken in Brazil and derived from the Hunsrückisch dialect of Moselle Franconian
- Rhine Franconian (Rheinfränkisch; francique rhénan)
- Palatinate Franconian (Pfälzisch; francique palatin), spoken in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Lorraine Franconian (Lothringisch; francique lorrain) in the French region of Lorraine
- Bukovina German (Bukowinadeutsch) in Bukovina (extinct)
- Pennsylvania German (Pennsylvaniadeutsch) in historical communities in North America, especially Pennsylvania
- Hessian (Hessisch) in Hesse and the Rhenish Hesse region of Rhineland-Palatinate
- North Hessian (Nordhessisch)
- Central Hessian (Mittelhessisch)
- East Hessian (Osthessisch)
- South Hessian (Südhessisch)
- Palatinate Franconian (Pfälzisch; francique palatin), spoken in Rhineland-Palatinate
Apart from West Central German on the southern edge and in south-east so-called Franconian dialects are turning to Upper German. This transition area between Central German and Upper German is captured by the dialect families of South Franconian German and East Franconian German, colloquially (mis-)called Franconian as dialects of this sub-family are spoken all over Franconia.
West Central German was spoken in several settlements throughout America, for example in the Amana Colonies.