South Franconian German

South Franconian (German: Südfränkisch) or South Rhine Franconian (German: Südrheinfränkisch) is an Upper German dialect which is spoken in the northernmost part of Baden-Württemberg in Germany, around Karlsruhe, Mosbach and Heilbronn. Like closely related East Franconian, it is a transitional dialect, which unites elements of Central German and Upper German.

NativetoGermany (Baden-Württemberg)

Language family

Indo-European

• Germanic
  • West Germanic
    • Elbe Germanic
      • High German
        • Upper German^[1] / Central German^[2][3]
          • High Franconian
            • South Franconian

Early forms

Proto-Indo-European

• Proto-Germanic
  • Frankish
    • Old High Franconian
      • Old South-Rhine Franconian

Writing system

Latin (German alphabet)

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South Franconian
South Rhine Franconian
Südfränkisch Südrheinfränkisch
Native to	Germany (Baden-Württemberg)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Elbe Germanic High German Upper German[1] / Central German[2][3] High Franconian South Franconian
Early forms	Proto-Indo-European Proto-Germanic Frankish Old High Franconian Old South-Rhine Franconian
Writing system	Latin (German alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

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The language area is located in the transient zone between Rhine Franconian dialects (Hessian and Palatinate German) in the north and Alemannic German (Low Alemannic and Swabian German) in the south. South Franconian is one of the High German dialects with the lowest number of speakers. South Franconian is not considered a separate dialect by some observers. The scope of South Franconian is disputed.