South Franconian German

South Franconian German

South Franconian ("Südfränkisch") is a dialect which is spoken in Baden in Germany around Karlsruhe, Pforzheim and Rastatt. South Franconian has elements of central German and Upper German. The same goes only for East Franconian. South Franconian is one of the High German dialects with the lowest number of speakers. South Franconian is not considered a separate dialect by some observers. The scope of South Franconian is disputed.


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