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While a variety of languages and dialects are referred to as Franconian, there is no Franconian-language group. Rather, West Franconian (also called '''Moselle Franconian''' or '''Frankish''') refers to the High German languages and/or dialects of Luxembourg, the Saarland, Lorriane, the Eifel area of Germany, and portions of Belgium . '''Low Franconian''' refers to the varieties of the language spoken in the Netherlands ( Dutch ), and southern Africa ( Afrikaans ). '''Central Franconian''' often refers to the varieties of High Germanic Languages spoken in the areas surrounding Frankfurt-am-Main , as well as other areas of southern Germany. Hence, the Franconian language can refer to:
When Franconian is taken in the largest and broadest sense, the following separate groupings should be distinguished:
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