Kölsch

Also known as Colognian dialect, Kölsch dialect, Colognian

dialect of the Ripuarian Central German group of languages

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Pronunciation: [kœ̂ɫːlɕ]
Native to: Germany
Region: Cologne and environs
Language family: Indo-European Germanic West Germanic High German Central German West Central German Central Franconian Ripuarian Central Ripuarian Colognian
Early forms: Proto-Indo-European Proto-Germanic Frankish Old High Franconian Old Central Franconian Historic Colognian
Iso 639 3: ksh
Linguist list: ksh
Glottolog: kols1241

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Colognian or Kölsch ( pronounced [kœ̂lɧ] , narrower [kœ̂ɫːʃ]; full name Kölsch Platt) is a small set of very closely related dialects, or variants, of the Ripuarian group of dialects of the Central German group. These dialects are spoken in the area covered by the Archdiocese and former Electorate of Cologne reaching from Neuss in the north to just south of Bonn, west to Düren and east to Olpe in northwest Germany.