The Franconian language can refer to:

• the Main Franconian, a High German dialect spoken in Franconia (a region of Bavaria, though historically distinct)
• the West Central German language family
• a number of West Germanic languages and dialects, including all of West Central German and some Low German languages as well (such as Dutch and related languages).

When Franconian is taken in the last and broadest sense, the following Franconian sub-families should be distinguished: Subdivisions Central German Upper German High German (in German, Hochdeutsch) is any of several German dialects spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Luxembourg (as well as in neighbouring portions of Belgium, France (Alsace), Italy, Poland, and Romania (Transylvania) and in some areas of former colonial settlement, for example in... The Franconian Rake is the symbol and unofficial coat of arms of Franconia, also appearing in emblems of many Franconian cities Franconia (German, Franken), an historic region in Germany, now forms three administrative districts of the state of Bavaria: Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken). ... With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... West Central German (Westmitteldeutsch) is a High German dialect family in the German language. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... Subdivisions East Low German Low Franconian Low Saxon Low German (in Low German, Platt(düütsch) or Nedderdüütsch) is any of a variety of West Germanic languages spoken in northern Germany and the Netherlands. ...

• Low Franconian
  • Dutch dialects
  • Cleves dialects
  • South Low Franconian (parts of Netherlands, Belgium and North Rhine-Westphalia)
    • Pella Dutch (Iowa)
  • Afrikaans (South Africa and Namibia)

• West Central German
  • Riparian Franconian (North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Belgium)
  • Moselle Franconian (North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
    • Luxembourgish (Luxembourg, Belgium and France)
  • Lorrainian German (France)
  • Westpalatine dialects (Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
  • Forepalatine dialects (Rhineland-Palatinate and France)
  • Hesse Nassauish (Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate)
  • Lower Hesse dialects (Hesse, Thuringia)

• Transition area between Central German and Upper German
  • East Franconian (Bavaria, Thuringia, Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Saxony and Czech Republic)
    • Main Franconian, colloquially called Franconian since dialects of this sub-family are spoken all over Franconia (Bavaria, Thuringia, Hesse)
  • Southern Franconian (Baden-Württemberg)

Pennsylvania German or Pennsylvania Dutch is also a Franconian dialect. Low Franconian is any of several West Germanic languages spoken in The Netherlands, northern Belgium, and South Africa. ... Map of Germany showing Cleves Cleves (in German Kleve, sometimes used in English as well; Dutch: Kleef) is a city in the north-west of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, near the Dutch border and the river Rhine, at 51°47′ N 6°11′ E. Population: 49,398 (2002), Area... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen) is the largest in population (though only fourth in area) among Germanys 16 federal states. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... Afrikaans is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia. ... West Central German (Westmitteldeutsch) is a High German dialect family in the German language. ... The Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz, sometimes Lower Palatinate or Niederpfalz) occupies rather more than a quarter of the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and contains the towns of Ludwigshafen, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pirmasens, Landau and Speyer. ... Moselle Franconian is a dialect of the High German language, which is spoken in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate as well as France and Romania. ... Saarland is one of the 16 states of Germany. ... Luxembourgish or Luxembourgian (French: Luxembourgeois, German: Luxemburgisch, Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuergesch) is a West Germanic language spoken in Luxembourg. ... The Frankish language can refer to: the language spoken by the Franks, a Germanic people active in the Roman era, often now called Old Frankish a West Franconian dialect of modern German spoken in Alsace and Lorraine, regions in France the Franconian language family In the second sense, Frankish (German... With an area of 21,110 km² and just over six million inhabitants, Hesse (German: Hessen) is one of Germanys sixteen federal states (Bundesländer). ... The Free State of Thuringia (German Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 sq. ... Central German (in German: Mitteldeutsch) is a group of German dialects spread from the Rhineland to Thuringia, south of Low German and north of Upper German. ... Subdivisions Alemannic language Austro-Bavarian language Upper German is a family of High German languages spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy. ... East Franconian (Mainfränkisch) is a dialect which is spoken in Bavaria and other areas in Germany around Bamberg, Würzburg and Bayreuth. ... With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... With an area of 35,742 km² and 10. ... With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... The Franconian Rake is the symbol and unofficial coat of arms of Franconia, also appearing in emblems of many Franconian cities Franconia (German, Franken), an historic region in Germany, now forms three administrative districts of the state of Bavaria: Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken). ... With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... The Free State of Thuringia (German Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 sq. ... With an area of 21,110 km² and just over six million inhabitants, Hesse (German: Hessen) is one of Germanys sixteen federal states (Bundesländer). ... Pennsylvania German, or Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsilfaani-Deitsch), is a High German language spoken by 150,000 to 250,000 people in North America as well as the Amish. ...

See also

• High German language
• Low German language
• East Central German