Lorraine Franconian
set of germanic dialects spoken in Moselle (France)
Lorraine Franconian (Lorraine Franconian: Plàtt or lottrìnger Plàtt; French: francique lorrain or platt lorrain; German: Lothringisch) is a variant of West Central German (German: Westmitteldeutsch). It is spoken in Moselle and in Lorraine.
Lorraine Franconian | |
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Lottrìnger Plàtt | |
Native to | France |
Region | Moselle |
Native speakers | (c. 360,000 cited 1962) |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
Regulated by | No official regulation |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | loth1238 Lothringisch |
Dialects of Moselle. Those in purple areas are lumped under the term "Lorraine Franconian" when spoken in France. |
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