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Low Franconian
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English
Proper noun
Low Franconian
en linguistics A group of continental West Germanic varieties, most prominent of which is the Dutch language.
Usage notes
Note that Low Franconian is not spoken in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), where, as in virtually all of Franconia, an Upper Franconian dialect is used. The linguistic term refers to the historic Franks, not the modern region.
Synonyms
en Low Frankish
Meronyms
en Dutch = en Netherlandish, en Netherlandic
en Central Dutch
en Hollandic, en Hollandish
en Zeelandic, en Zealandic
en Brabantian, en Brabantic, en Brabantish
en Flemish
en East Flemish
en French Flemish
en West Flemish
en Afrikaans
en Limburgan, en Limburgian, en Limburgic, en Limburgish
en Kleverlandish rare
Derived terms
en Old Low Franconian
en Middle Low Franconian
Related terms
en West Low Franconian adjective
Translations
Dutch: nl Nederfrankisch n
German: de Niederfränkisch n (as adjective: de niederfränkisch)
Polish: pl dialekt dolnofrankoński m-in, pl dialekt dolnofrankijski m-in