Ripuarian

Ripuarian, Rhinish, or Middle Franconian is a western Germanic dialect group in Rhineland, eastern Belgium and southern Dutch Limburg from northwest of D?sseldorf and Cologne to Aachen in the west, and Siegen in the east. Most famous is K?lsch, the dialect of Cologne. These dialects most often call themselves Platt like ?cher Platt (of Aachen) or Eischwiele Platt (of Eschweiler) or B?nsch Platt (of Bonn). Ripurian forms a common dialect family together with the Moselle Franconian in Luxembourg and Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Rhineland: The Rhineland (Rheinland in German) is the general name for the land on both sides of the river Rhine in the west of Germany. A geographical term originally, it has also acquired some political and cultural connotations, becoming a political entity as the Prussian Rhine Province (also known as Rheni...

Belgium: The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk Belgi?, French: Royaume de Belgique, German: K?nigreich Belgien) is a Federal state in a continuous process of devolution. It is a developed country in North-Western Europe that is bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea. ...

Limburg: Limburg is the name of two adjoining provinces under the jurisdiction of two separate nations:...