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English
Etymology
Calque of German Rheinfränkisch.
Proper noun
Rhine Franconian
- one of two main subgroups of the West Central German dialects; spoken in Hesse, the southeastern half of Rhineland-Palatinate, northernmost Baden-Württemberg, and traditionally in Lorraine (France); distinguished from Central Franconian by the use of das (“that”) and was (“what”), and the pronunciation of Germanic -β- as a stop when now in coda position.
- Synonym: Rhenish Franconian (Rhenish-Franconian)
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