List of West Germanic languages

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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 dialect
      • 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

[edit] External links

• West Germanic language tree