Bönnsch dialect
| Bönnsch | |
|---|---|
| Region | city of Bonn and bordering areas of Rhein-Sieg district (Germany) |
Native speakers | (undated figure of probably fewer than 50,000 active users) number of people with passive knowledge greater |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
Bönnsch is a Ripuarian dialect of German, which is spoken in Bonn and the bordering municipalities.
Bönnsch is very similar to the more northern Kölsch of Cologne and distinct from the latter only in particular points. One can find a main difference and some other features, which however do not occur among all speakers or are being levelled more and more due to the influence of Standard German and also Kölsch itself (which is more present in culture and broadcasting).
In private life (family, friends, clubs, local pubs etc.), the dialect is still used relatively frequently in the region. However, it has almost vanished as a vernacular in public places. Almost all speakers of Bönnsch use an adapted kind of Standard German when talking to people who do not belong to their private circle of acquaintances (see Rhinelandic regiolect).