Low Franconian Languages

Low Franconian Languages

Low Franconian, Low Frankish, or Istvaeonic, is a group of several West Germanic languages spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium (Flanders), in the northern department of France, in western Germany (Lower Rhine), as well as in Suriname, South Africa and Namibia that originally descended from Old Frankish.

Read more about Low Franconian Languages:  The Frankish Language, Development of Dutch, Meuse-Rhenish, Modern Low Franconian Languages

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