Frankish language

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The Frankish language can refer to:

• the language spoken by the Franks, a Germanic people active in the Roman era, often now called Old Frankish

• a West Franconian dialect of modern German spoken in Alsace and Lorraine (Lorraine Franconian), regions in France
• any Franconian German variety
• The Dutch language, which is a Low Frankish language and the only living language with a direct link to the Frankish language itself.

In the second sense, Frankish (German, Fränkisch) is heavily influenced by French, since it is spoken mainly in France. Though not readily intelligible to speakers of standard German, it is closely related to other nearby Franconian dialects, such as Palatinate German, and Luxembourgish.

Frankish, called in France platt is often confused with the Alsatian language, an unrelated Alemannic German dialect.

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See also: Languages of Francede:Lothringisch