Low Franconian

Low Franconian
Lower Franconian, Low Frankish; Netherlandic, Netherlandish Dutch: Nederfrankisch; High German: Niederfränkisch
Geographic distribution	Netherlands, northern Belgium, northern France, western Germany, Suriname, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Namibia and South Africa
Linguistic classification	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Weser–Rhine Germanic Low Franconian
Early form	Frankish
Subdivisions	West Low Franconian (including Dutch, Afrikaans, Kaaps, and Surinaams) East Low Franconian (Limburgish)
Glottolog	wese1235  (Macro-Dutch) macr1270
Distribution of Low Franconian, including the Low Franconian–Ripuarian transition area in Limburg and West Germany.

In historical and comparative linguistics, Low Franconian is a linguistic category used to classify a number of historical and contemporary West Germanic varieties closely related to, and including, the Dutch language. Most dialects and languages included within this category are spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium (Flanders), in the Nord department of France, in western Germany (Lower Rhine), as well as in Suriname, South Africa and Namibia.