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Middle German

Map (in German) of the various dialects of German middle type

The average German (or is a group of dialects Germanic which are mainly spoken in central Germany and Luxembourg.

They define a transition zone within the language continuum of the German group between dialects Upper German and Low German.

With the dialects of Upper German , he formed the languages of High German. In this category, they differ from German dialects by a higher second sound shift incomplete.

Note: Low means "north" (bas-Rhin, or close to the sea), and high means "south" (high-Rhine, geographically or higher), so plea relates to the intermediate zone geographically.

Classification of the main dialects of High German


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