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'''Lorraine Franconian''' (''francique'' or ''platt lorrain'' in French) is a ] ] spoken in the northern part of the ] region of ], in the ''département'' of Moselle. The part of France where this dialect is spoken borders the large ] city of ]. Lorraine Franconian is a close cousin of ], both belonging to the ] (Ger. ''Westmitteldeutsch'') group of languages. Lorraine Franconian is spoken in the areas around ], ] and other municipalities, but not further to the west in ] (known locally as ''Diedennuewen''), where Luxembourgish is spoken. It is possible that there are more speakers of ] than of Lorraine Franconian in the area where Lorraine Franconian is spoken.{{needs citation}} '''Lorraine Franconian''' (French: ''francique'' or ''platt lorrain'') is a ] ] spoken in the northern part of the ] region of ], in the ''département'' of Moselle. The part of France where this dialect is spoken borders the large ] city of ]. Lorraine Franconian is a close cousin of ], both belonging to the ] (German: ''Westmitteldeutsch'') group of languages. Lorraine Franconian is spoken in the areas around ], ] and other municipalities, but not further to the west in ] (known locally as ''Diedennuewen''), where Luxembourgish is spoken.

There are an estimated 400,000 speakers of Lorraine Franconian, making it the 3rd most-spoken regional language in France, after ] and ].


== External links == == External links ==
* — Historical, literary, and linguistic information (in French)
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* * — Association for the defense and promotion of Lorraine Franconian
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== Books == == Books ==
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Lorraine Franconian (French: francique or platt lorrain) is a Germanic dialect spoken in the northern part of the French region of Lorraine, in the département of Moselle. The part of France where this dialect is spoken borders the large German city of Saarbrücken. Lorraine Franconian is a close cousin of Luxembourgish, both belonging to the Western Central High German (German: Westmitteldeutsch) group of languages. Lorraine Franconian is spoken in the areas around Sarregemuines, Forbach and other municipalities, but not further to the west in Thionville (known locally as Diedennuewen), where Luxembourgish is spoken.

There are an estimated 400,000 speakers of Lorraine Franconian, making it the 3rd most-spoken regional language in France, after Occitan and Alsatian.

External links

Books

  • Jean-Louis Kieffer, Le Platt Lorrain de poche. Assimil, 2006. ISBN 2-7005-0374-0
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