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Franconian is a linguistic marker for a number of West Germanic languages and dialects spoken in the former core of the Frankish Empire, the Low Countries and the most Western tip of Germany (around Aachen).

There are 3 main groups:

1. The Low Frankish variant, consisting of Dutch, Afrikaans and their dialects.
2. West Central German dialects.
3. The High German dialects in the transition area between Central and Upper German dialects.

Linguists seriously question the existence of a Franconian linguistic family as there is no proof whatsoever these 3 main groups developed from a single ancestor language. Low Frankish (Old Dutch) for instance is commonly excepted to be a descendant of Old Frankish, the proposed common ancestor and language of the Franks, while West Central German and the Upper German transition dialects are though to have been heavily influenced by it.

• West Germanic languages
• Dutch language
• Franks
• German language