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West Middle German - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Average, Axial, Axis, Balance, Bisect, Center, Central, Centralize, Centralized, Centric, Centroid, Centrum, Core |
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West Middle German is a High German dialect family in the German language. Its dialects are thoroughly Franconian including the following sub-families:
- Middle Franconian
- Rhine Franconian
- Moselle Franconian (North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
- Lorrainian German (France)
- Westpalatine dialects (Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
- Forepalatine dialects (Rhineland-Palatinate and France)
- Hesse Nassauish (Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate)
- Lower Hesse dialects (Hesse, Thuringia)
Apart from West Middle German on the southern edge and in south-east Franconian dialects are turning to Upper German. This transition area between Middle German and Upper German is captured by the dialect families of Southern Franconian and East Franconian, colloquially miscalled Franconian, because dialects of this sub-family are spoken all over Franconia.
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Example Usage of Middle |
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pixelatedGeek: @noelove what happend in my dream was my macbook broke straight down the Middle. not between the base and the screen. |
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chrisbreikss: RT @KissnMakeup: http://twitpic.com/r1kni - Love it when clients come in and start taking clothes off in the Middle of the store. |
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WomanFace: @jenmarie129 HA! I just logged on, and I was like... are you trying to spell my Middle names or something? I was really confused, haha. |
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