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Alsatian language

Alsatian (French Alsacien, German Elsässisch) is a German Alemannic dialect. Spoken in Alsace, a region in France and subsequently heavily influenced by French. Though not readily intelligible to speakers of standard German, it is closely related to other nearby Alemannic dialects, such as Swiss German or Swabian. It is often confused with Frankish, an unrelated German West Frankonian dialect.

See also: Languages of France

External links

• Alsatian Wikipedia
• Euromosaic - German in France - The status of Alsatian in France.
• Ethnologue report for Alemannic - Including Alsatian

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