List of West Germanic languages

List of West Germanic languages

The West Germanic languages include some 43 (SIL estimate) languages and dialects spoken by many people in Europe, western Asia, North America, Australia, and Oceania; this language family is a part of the Germanic language family. This list contains subgroups and individual languages.

*Anglo-Frisian languages
**Frisian languages
***North Frisian language
***Saterland Frisian language
***West Frisian language
**English language
**Scots language
*High German languages
**Standard German
**Central German
***East Middle German
****Lower Silesian language
****Upper Saxon language
***West Central German
****Ripuarian
****Moselle Franconian
****Hessian dialects
****Pfälzisch language
**Upper German
***South Franconian German
***East Franconian German
***Alemannic German
****Swabian German
****Low Alemannic German
*****Alemán Coloneiro
*****Alsatian language
*****Basel German
****High Alemannic German
*****Bernese German
*****Zürich German
****Highest Alemannic German
*****Walliser German
******Walser German
***Bavarian-Austrian languages
****Bavarian language
****Cimbrian language
****Mócheno language
**Yiddish language
*Low Franconian languages
**Afrikaans language
**Dutch language
*Low German
**West Low German
***Westphalian
***Northern Low Saxon
***Eastphalian language
***Dutch Low Saxon
****Twents
**East Low German
***Mecklenburgisch-Pommersch (in Mecklenburg)
***East Pomeranian (in Brazil)
***Brandenburgisch (in Brandenburg)
***Low Prussian

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90068 West Germanic language tree]


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