Ripuarian (Ripuarisch): Ripuarian is the Deutschland, Deine Dialekte . .. region of the old Electorate of Cologne (Köln). German Dialects by Region - Deutsche Dialekte und ihre Region Thuringian (Thüringisch): The southern High German or Hochdeutsch - The official Salzburgish (Salzburgisch) Salzburgish is linguistic boundary to East Franconian is language of Germany as promulgated in the an intermediate form between South and formed by the ridge of the Thuringian forest. schools, the press, the broadcast media, Middle Bavarian. and specifically in the dictionary series Central Thuringian (Zentralthüringisch): called the Duden. Middle Bavarian (Mittelbairisch or Most strongly expressed in the Arnstadt­ Donaubairisch): This dialect, also called Erfurt-Gotha triangle. Low Gerrnan or Plattdeutsch - Any dialect Danube Bavarian, occupies most of the !hat differs from High German. Bavarian region including the Danube and the middle and lower Inn valleys and already Upper Saxon (Obersächsisch or High German (Oberdeutsch):To the High in the early Middle Ages extended from the Meißnisch: Also called Meissenish, it is marked by Thuringian and Hessian German dialects belong Swabian­ Lech to Bratislava (Pressburg}. characteristics. Low German, even Middle Alemannic (Schwäbisch-Alemannisch), and Low Franconian (Flemish) elements Bavarian (Bairisch), East Franconian North Bavarian (Nordbairisch or have influence in the n.orth, while (Ostfränkisch) . and South (Rhine) Oberpfälzerisch): This dialect, also called c haracteristics of Main and East Franconian (Süd(rhein)fränkische). Upper Franconian, is spoken in the region Franconianin appear in the south. around Regensburg, Naab, the Swabian-Alemannic (Schwäbisch• Fichtelgebirge (Fir Mountains), and in the Osterlandic (Osterländisch): Ostlandic Alemannisch): lncludes Wuerttemberg northern Bohemian Forest. extends north of around the Groitzsch­ (Württemberg}, Baden, German-speaking Grimma-Strehla line in a wedge shape out Alsace (Elsaß}, Bavaria (Bayern} west ofthe East Franconian (Ostfränkisch, Main- or past Leipzig to Lower Lusatia. Lech, and the German-speaking parts of Oberfränkisch): This dialectal area, also Switzerland (Schweiz} and Vorarlberg. called Main Franconian (afterthe river Main) or Upper Franconian, extends as a well­ North Meissenish (Nordmeißnisch): The region of Grimma-Döbeln-Riesa. Swabian (Schwäbisch) defined area around Würzburg, Bamberg, Bayreuth, to southern and western Thuringia Northeast Meissenish Low Alemannic (Niederalemannisch) and out to the Vogtland. Nuremburg and its vicinity are also included. (Nordostmeißnisch): Asmall region around Lommatzsch-Großenhain. High Alemannic (Hochalemannisch}: High Alemannic is used in Switzerland. South Franconian (Südfränkisch or Südrheinfränkisch): This is a linguistic West Meissenish (Westmeißnisch): West region that lies as a border swath between Meissenish, on both sides of the lower Highest Alemannic (Höchstalemannisch, Zwickauer Mulde around Röchlitz, occupies or Walserdeutsch): A form of High the Swabian-Alemannic, North Bavarian, an intermediate position between North Alemannic spoken in parts of the Canton of East Franconian, and Rhine Franconian Meissenish and South Meissenish on one Wallis (in Oberwallis) is HighestAlemannic, regions. side and Altenburgish on the other side. also called Walserdeutsch or Walserish. The Walsers spread their dialect also into Middle German (Mitteldeutsch): Middle South Meissenish (Südmeißnisch): Lies Graubünden and Vorarlberg and into other German divides into West Middle German in the region Öderan-Frankenberg• Walser settlements. Some parts of Walser with Rhine Franconian, to which Hessia~ Hainichen-Freiberg. Germ an in Graubünden show influence from belongs, and East Middle German, with Rhaeto-Romanic. Thuringian, Upper Saxon, Lausitzian, and formerly also Silesian. Mosel Franconian Southeast Meissenish (Südostmeißnisch): Southeast Alsatian (Elsässisch): Very ancient and Ripuarian also belong to Middle Meissenish, spoken in the region dialects, whose northern forms belong to German. Di ppol dswa lde-M e i ße n-Rade bu rg-Ba d Upper Rhenish, and whose southern forms Schandau, was influenced extensively by belong to South Badensian and to Swiss Former Rhine Franconian or Hessian Dresden. lt is identical in many German. Tobe pointed out especially is the (Ehemaliges Rheinfränkisch or circumstances with the former Silesian. so-called "Hanauer Land" near by Hessisch): The western part is taken up by Strassburg, the Münster valley country ofthe Rhine-Palatinian (the region around Mainz}, Vosges and to the south in the Sundgau. lhe eastern part by Hessian, and covers Osterzgebirgisch: Represents a transition approximately the Archbishopric of Mainz. dialect between West Erzgebirgish and Bavarian (Bairisch}: Bavarian is divided Meissenish. into South, Middle, and High Bavarian, A Rhine-Palatinian island persists on the where the broad plains on the Isar and lower Rhine in Lower Franconia, where West Erzgebirgish (Westerzgebirgisch): Danube rivers connect Upper and Lower Palatines, who wanted to emigrate to join West Erzgebirgish lies in front of the Hither Bavaria with the main parts of Upper and their countrymen in America, settled at the Erzgebirgish (with strong features of slang) Lower Austria to the central territories of the end of the 18th century. They come mostly in the north in the region, while in the west it largest German dialectal region of Middle from Simmern and Kreuznach. The borders on the Vogtlandish. Bavarian. Through this north-south boundary region between Hessian and gradation goes lhe broad West-East Thuringian follows the watershed between Lausitzian (Lausitzisch) and former Bavarian dialectal boundary through Upper the Werra and Fulda valleys over the High Silesian (Schlesisch) Austria, Salzburg, the Styrian Enns valley, Meissen hills. and Upper Carinthia. This boundary goes West Lausitzian (Westlausitzisch): East back to the time of the first Bavarian land Middle Franconian (Mittelfränkisch): The of the upper course of the Pulsnitz and wes! acquisition and follows approximately the entire Middle Franconian region is one of of the so-called "New Lausitzian" spoken in outer boundary of East Carolingia and the linguistic transition between Rhine lhe Sorbian region lies the small backwater former Duchy of Austria. Franconian and Lower Franconian. territory of West Lausitzian around Pulsnitz and Kamenz. South Bavarian (Südbairisch) South Mosel Frankconian (Moselfränkisch): Bavarian is spoken mostly in Styria, Mosel Franconian is spoken in the region Former Silesian (Schlesisch): North of the Carinthia, and Tyrolia. of the old Electorate of Trier. Riesengebirge (Giants' Mountains) in the