Moselle Franconian is a dialect of the High German language, which is spoken in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate as well as Romania and the département de Moselle of France. Moselle Franconian is spoken in several North Rhine-Westphalian municipalities around Siegen. Luxembourgish is considered a form of Moselle Franconian by some observers while others only acknowledge the fact that Luxembourgish forms a dialect continuum with the corresponding Moselle Franconian dialects spoken on the German side of the border. Moselle Franconian is spoken in around half of the Rhineland. Moselle Franconian is part of West Middle German.

See also

High German languages

Moselfränkische Dialektgruppe | Francique mosellan | Mosellano | Moselfrankisch | Moselfranksch