central franconian
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
one of two main subgroups of the West Central German dialects; spoken in the north-western half of Rhineland-Palatinate, south-western North Rhine-Westphalia, easternmost Belgium, and southeasternmost Limburg (Netherlands); distinguished from Rhine Franconian by the use of dat (“that”) and wat (“what”), and the consistent pronunciation of Germanic -β- as a fricative (i.e. [v], or [f] when now in coda position).
Example Sentences
- "The tonal dialects [i.e. the tonal dialects of Franconian, Franconian tonal dialects or tonal Franconian dialects] are divided into two main groups (Frings 1916): South-East-Low Franconian (Belgian Limburg, Dutch Limburg, Dülken region), and Central Franconian, which is divided into Ripuarian (Aachen and Cologne; Kerkrade region), and Moselle Franconian (a large area with Trier in the centre)."
Etymology
Phrases
Wiktionary’s coverage of Central Franconian terms
Frequently Paired Words
Wiktionary’s coverage of Central Franconian terms
Rhine Franconian
Synonyms
Middle Franconian