Editing German language (section)

===High German===
[[High German languages]]

High German is divided into [[Central German]] and [[Upper German language|Upper German]]. Central German dialects include [[Ripuarian language|Ripuarian]], [[Moselle Franconian]], [[Rhine Franconian]], [[Central Hessian]], [[East Hessian]], [[North Hessian]], [[Thuringian]], [[Silesian German]], [[High Franconian]], [[Lorraine Franconian]], [[Alemannic German|Mittelalemannisch]], [[North Upper Saxon]], [[High Prussian]], [[Lausitzisch-Neumärkisch]] and [[Upper Saxon dialect|Upper Saxon]]. It is spoken in the southeastern Netherlands, eastern Belgium, Luxembourg, parts of France, and parts of Germany approximately between the River [[Main]] and the southern edge of the Lowlands. Modern Standard German is mostly based on Central German, but it should be noted that the common (but not linguistically correct) German term for modern Standard German is ''Hochdeutsch'', that is, ''High German''.

The Moselle Franconian varieties spoken in Luxembourg have been officially standardised and institutionalised and are therefore usually considered a separate language known as [[Luxembourgish language|Luxembourgish]].

Upper German dialects include [[Northern Austro-Bavarian]], [[Central Austro-Bavarian]],
[[Southern Austro-Bavarian]], [[Swabian German|Swabian]], [[East Franconian German|East Franconian]], [[High Alemannic German]], [[Highest Alemannic German]], [[Alsatian language|Alsatian]] and [[Low Alemannic German]]. They are spoken in parts of the Alsace, southern Germany, Liechtenstein, Austria, and the German-speaking parts of Switzerland and Italy.

[[Wymysorys]] is a High German dialect of Poland, and [[Sathmarisch]] and [[Siebenbürgisch]] are High German dialects of Romania. The High German varieties spoken by [[Ashkenazi Jew]]s (mostly in the former [[Soviet Union]]) have several unique features, and are usually considered as a separate language, [[Yiddish]]. It is the only Germanic language that does not use the [[Latin alphabet]] as its [[official script|standard script]].