East Central German
East Central German is the eastern, non-Franconian Central German language, part of High German. Present-day Standard German as a High German variant has actually developed from a compromise of East Central and East Franconian German. East Central German dialects are mainly spoken in Central Germany and parts of Brandenburg, and were formerly also spoken in Silesia and Bohemia.Dialects
East Central German is spoken in large parts of what is today known as the cultural area of Central Germany. It comprises:
- Central East Central German
- *Thuringian
- *Upper Saxon German
- *High Prussian
- *Lausitzisch-neumärkisch, as distinct from Low German Brandenburgish
- **:de:Südmärkischer_Dialekt|Südmärkisch
- **Lower and Upper Lusatian
- Schlesisch–Wilmesau
- *Silesian German
- *Wymysorys
- Yiddish
