Rhine-Frankish dialects

Rhine-Frankish dialects ( German Rheinfränkisch ) is the common name for some Frankish dialects and dialects of the West German space , including:

• Lorraine as part of the Frankish dialects (not to be confused with the Lorraine dialect of the Romanesque group );
• Palatinate dialects ;
• Hessian dialect .

Rhine-Frankish dialects
Self name	Rheinfränkisch
Country	Germany ( Rhineland-Palatinate , Baden-Wurttemberg , Hesse ) France
Classification
Category	Languages ​​of Eurasia
Indo-European family German branch West German group High German subgroup Middle German dialects
Writing	latin
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Distribution of Rhine Frankish dialects

From the north and west, adjacent to the Moselle-Frankish dialects, the Rheinfranks are limited to the St. Goar line . In the north, near Kassel , the Benrath line passes, which is the border of the Upper and Low German dialects . From the South-Frankish , Alemannic and East-Frankish dialects in the east and south, the Rhine-Frankish dialects are separated by the Speyer line .