Upper Franconian en · PROPN
Etymology
Calque of German Oberfränkisch.
Meanings
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one of four main subgroups of the Upper German dialects; spoken in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria as well as some adjacent parts of Germany
The North Upper German area (Nordoberdeutsch) is like a wedge pushing the Middle German area northwards. It includes the two High or Upper Franconian (Hochfränkisch, Oberfränkisch) dialects known as South Franconian and East Franconian (Südfränkisch; Ostfränkisch) as well as the dialect of North Bavarian (Nordbairisch).
1983, C.A.M. Noble, Modern German Dialects, page 59f:
Coordinates
Swabish · Bavarian · Swabian · Alemannic · Alemannic German
Holonyms
High German · Upper German · West Germanic
Meronyms
South Franconian · East Franconian
Synonyms
Translations (2)
de Oberfränkisch (Translations) · pl dialekt górnofrankoński (Translations)