Thuringian dialect
| Thuringian | |
|---|---|
| Thüringisch | |
| Native to | Germany |
| Region | Thuringia |
Early forms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | thur1252 |
| Glottopedia | Thüringisch |
| IETF | gmw-u-sd-deth |
Central German dialects after 1945 and the expulsions of the Germans
Thuringian (7) | |
Thuringian is an East Central German dialect group spoken in much of the modern German Free State of Thuringia north of the Rennsteig ridge, southwestern Saxony-Anhalt and adjacent territories of Hesse and Bavaria. It is close to Upper Saxon spoken mainly in the state of Saxony, therefore both are also regarded as one Thuringian-Upper Saxon dialect group. Thuringian dialects are among the Central German dialects with the highest number of speakers.