Low Franconian - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Low Franconian | |
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Low Frankish Dutch: Nederfrankisch; High German: Niederfränkisch | |
Geographic distribution: | Netherlands, northern Belgium, northern France, western Germany, Suriname, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Namibia and South Africa |
Linguistic classification: | Indo-European
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Subdivisions: | Dutch (Netherlandic, Netherlandish) |
![]() Distribution of Low Franconian, including the Low Franconian-Ripuarian transition area in Limburg. The Ripuarian-based dialect of Kerkrade and the surrounding area is not shown. |
Low Franconian or Low Frankish (Dutch: Nederfrankisch, High German: Niederfränkisch) is a dialect close to the Dutch language.
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