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Alsatian ( French '''Alsacien''', German '''Elsässisch''') is a Low Alemannic dialect spoken in Alsace , a region now in eastern France , and historically passing between French and German control many times.

Though not readily intelligible to speakers of standard German, it is closely related to other nearby Alemannic Dialects , such as Swiss German , Swabian , and Badisch with French influences. It is often confused with the Frankish Language , a more distantly related German Western Franconian dialect. Both are called ''alsacien'' in French.

Many speakers write in standard German, although street names (formerly only in French, now bilingual in some places, especially Strasbourg ) may use local spellings.

As the constitution of the Fifth Republic states that French is the language of the Republic, no Regional Language is granted any official status in France. However, the French government has included Alsatian in the list of Languages Of France .


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