West Central German
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West Central German (Template:Langx)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> belongs to the Central, High German dialect family of German. It includes the following sub-families:
- Central Franconian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
- Ripuarian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), spoken in North Rhine-Westphalia (including {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) and German-speaking Belgium and a small edge of the south of the Dutch province of Limbourg.
- Moselle Franconian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; Template:Langx) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and France
- Luxembourgish ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; Template:Langx; {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} or {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) in Luxembourg, Belgium and France
- Hunsrik ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), spoken in Brazil and derived from the {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} dialect of Moselle Franconian
- Rhine Franconian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; {{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
- Palatinate Franconian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), spoken in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Lorraine Franconian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) in the French region of Lorraine
- Bukovina German ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) in Bukovina (extinct) Template:Citation needed
- Pennsylvania German ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) in historical communities in North America, especially Pennsylvania
- Hessian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) in Hesse and the Rhenish Hesse region of Rhineland-Palatinate
- North Hessian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
- Central Hessian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
- East Hessian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
- South Hessian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
- Palatinate Franconian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), spoken in Rhineland-Palatinate
On the southern and southeastern edges, West Central German varieties border on an area often considered a transitional area between Central German and Upper German, comprising the dialect groups South Franconian German and East Franconian German (popularly called Franconian because dialects of this sub-family are spoken all over Franconia).
West Central German was spoken in several settlements throughout America, for example in the Amana Colonies.