Draft:List of German dialects
List of dialects and overseas variants of the German language
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This is a list of German dialects, both in Central Europe and overseas.
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European dialects
Low German
(reference: [1])
Low Saxon or West Low German
- East Frisian Low Saxon
- Northern Low Saxon
- Holsteinian (Holsteinisch)
- Schleswigian (Schleswigsch)
- Dithmarsch (Dithmarsisch)
- North Hanoverian (Nordhannoversch)
- Emslandish (Emsländisch)
- Oldenburgish (Oldenburgisch)
- Gronings and Noord-Drents
- Hogelandsters
- Oldambtsters
- Stadsgronings
- Veenkoloniaals
- Westerkwartiers
- Kollumerpompsters
- Kollumerlands
- Middaglands
- Midden-Westerkwartiers
- Zuid-Westerkwartiers
- Westerwolds
- Westphalian (Westfälisch)
- Westmünsterländisch
- Münsterländisch
- South Westphalian (Südwestfälisch)
- East Westphalian (Ostwestfälisch)
- Stellingwerfs
- Drents
- Twents
- Twents-Graafschaps
- Twents
- Gelders-Overijssels
- Achterhoeks
- Sallands
- Oost-Veluws (partly classified as Veluws)
- Urkers
- Veluws
- Oost-Veluws (partly classified as Gelders-Overijssels)
- West-Veluws
- Eastphalian (Ostfälisch)
East Low German
- Brandenburgisch
- Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch
- Central Pomeranian (Mittelpommersch)
- East Pomeranian (Ostpommersch)
- Low Prussian (Niederpreußisch)
- Plautdietsch (Mennonite Low German, used also in many other countries)
Central German
(reference: [2])
West Central German
- Central Franconian (Mittelfränkisch)
- Ripuarian (Ripuarisch)
- Moselle Franconian (Moselfränkisch)
- Luxembourgish (Luxemburgisch)
- Rhine Franconian (Rheinfränkisch)
- Palatinate German (Pfälzisch)
- Lorraine Franconian (Lothringisch), spoken in Lorraine
- Hessian
- North Hessian (Nordhessisch)
- East Hessian (Osthessisch)
- Central Hessian (Mittelhessisch)
- South Hessian (Südhessisch)
East Central German
- Thuringian (Thüringisch)
- Upper Saxon (Obersächsisch)
- Erzgebirgisch
- Nordobersächsisch-Südmärkisch
- Lusatian
- East Central German dialects spoken in the former eastern territories:
- Silesian (Schlesisch), nearly extinct[3]
- Gebirgsschlesisch (Mountain Silesian)
- Löwenbergisch
- Schweidnitzisch
- Glatzisch
- Südostschlesisch (South-East Silesian)
- Oelsisch
- Briegisch
- Strehlisch
- Mittelschlesisch (Middle or Central Silesian)
- Westschlesisch (West Silesian)
- Neiderländisch
- Gebirgsschlesisch (Mountain Silesian)
- High Prussian (Hochpreußisch), nearly extinct[4][5]
- Breslau(i)sch, or Ermländisch, in the east
- Oberländisch, in the west
- Rosenbergisch
- Silesian (Schlesisch), nearly extinct[3]
Upper German
(reference: [6])
High Franconian or Upper Franconian
Alemannic in the broad sense
Austro-Bavarian
- Northern Bavarian
- Central Austro-Bavarian
- East Central Austro-Bavarian
- Mostviertel dialect
- Southern Austro-Bavarian (sometimes called Alpine Bavarian)
- Gottscheerish or Granish, spoken in Gottschee, Slovenia, nearly extinct
- Tyrol Bavarian
- Carinthian Bavarian
- Vorarlbergerisch
- Cimbrian, spoken in Italy[7]
- Lusernese Cimbrian
- Sette Comuni Cimbrian
- Tredici Communi Cimbrian
- Mòcheno language, spoken in Italy
- Hutterite German (German: Hutterisch), spoken in western Canada and the northwestern United States (see below)
Frisian
West Frisian (spoken in the Netherlands)
North Frisian, spoken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Mainland dialects
- Bökingharde Frisian
- Northern Goesharde Frisian
- Middle Goesharde Frisian
- Southern Goesharde Frisian (extinct)
- Wiedingharde Frisian
- Halligen Frisian
- Karrharde Frisian
- Island dialects
- Söl'ring
- Fering-Öömrang
- Heligolandic (Halunder)
- Extinct dialects
East Frisian, spoken in Lower Saxony, Germany
- Ems Frisian dialects
- Saterland Frisian
- Emsingoa Frisian (extinct)
- Brokmerland Frisian (extinct)
- Ommelanden Frisian (extinct)
- Weser Frisian dialects
- Wangerooge Frisian (extinct)
- Wursten Frisian (extinct)
- Harlingerland Frisian (extinct)
Low Franconian
West Low Franconian (Westnederfrankisch; in Germany also referred to as North Low Franconian (Nordniederfränkisch)): north of the Uerdingen line
- (varieties of Dutch)
- Kleverlandish
South Low Franconian
- East Limburgish–Ripuarian transitional area
- East Limburgish
- Central Limburgish
- Central Limburgish–West Limburgish transitional area
- West Limburgish
- West Limburgish–South Brabantian transitional area
Historical dialects in Europe outside of Germany
- Moravian German dialects (extinct)
- Volga German dialects (extinct)
- Siberian German (Sibiriendeutsch)
Overseas dialects
North America
- Hutterite German (German: Hutterisch), spoken western in Canada and the northwestern United States
- Amana German, spoken in Iowa
- Pennsylvania Dutch
- Texas German
- Wisconsin German
South America
Africa
Asia and Oceania
- Kiautschou German Pidgin (extinct), formerly spoken in German Tsingtau
- Unserdeutsch, originally from Papua New Guinea
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