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Sprooch
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Central Franconian
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Sproch alternative spelling, including Colognian Academy
Etymology
From gmw-cfr gmh sprāche, from gmw-cfr goh sprāhha, from gmw-cfr gmw-pro *sprākkijā.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /ʃpʀɔːx/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun f plural Sprooche
gmw-cfr most dialects language
gmw-cfr 2013 Kölsche Jung w:de:Brings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcNPqsWPbD8 song without written lyrics We’ mer se sprääche, dann läv se noch lang, Dann jeiht se och niemols kapott. Uns Spro(o)ch es e Jeschenk vum leeve Jott. If we speak it, it will live on for long, And it will never be broken. Our language is a gift of God.
Related terms
gmw-cfr sprääche
East Central German
Alternative forms
gmw-ecg Schprohch
Etymology
Compare de Sprache.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun f
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch language
Further reading
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh sprāche, from lb goh sprāhha, from lb gmw-pro *sprākkijā. Cognate with de Sprache, nl spraak, en speech.
Pronunciation
lb /ʃpʀoːχ/
Noun
f
lb uncountable speech
language
Further reading