Low Franconian

language family

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Geographic distribution: Netherlands, northern Belgium, northern France, western Germany, Suriname , Netherlands Antilles , Aruba , Namibia and South Africa
Linguistic classification: Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Weser–Rhine Germanic Low Franconian
Early form: Frankish
Subdivisions: West or North Low Franconian (including Dutch and Afrikaans ) East or South Low Franconian (including Limburgish and Bergish )
Glottolog: macr1270 (Macro-Dutch)

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In historical and comparative linguistics, Low Franconian is a linguistic category used to classify a number of historical and contemporary West Germanic varieties closely related to, and including, the Dutch language. Most dialects and languages included within this category are spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium (Flanders), in the Nord department of France, in western Germany (Lower Rhine), as well as in Suriname, South Africa and Namibia.

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