What is East Franconian German?
{{Infobox language |name = East Franconian |nativename = ''Ostfränkisch'' |pronunciation = |states = [[Germany]] ([[Bavaria]], [[Thuringia]], [[Saxony]], {{lang|de|[[Baden-Württemberg]]}}, [[Hesse]]) |speakers = {{sigfig|4,910,000|2}}|date=2006|ref=e18 |familycolor = Indo-European |fam2 = [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] |fam3 = [[West Germanic languages|West Germanic]] |fam4 = [[Elbe Germanic|Irminonic]] |fam5 = [[High German languages|High German]] |fam6 = [[High Franconian dialects|High Franconian]] |script = [[Latin script|Latin]] ([[German alphabet]]) |isoexception = dialect |iso3 = vmf |glotto = main1267 |glottorefname = Ostfränkisch |map = Oberdeutsche Mundarten.png |mapcaption = {{Legend|#FF5555|1: East Franconian}} }} '''East Franconian''' ({{lang-de|Ostfränkisch}}) is a dialect which is spoken in [[Franconia]], the northern part of [[Bavaria]] and other areas in [[Germany]] around [[Nuremberg]], [[Bamberg]], [[Coburg]], [[Würzburg]], [[Hof, Bavaria|Hof]], [[Bayreuth]], [[Meiningen]], [[Bad Mergentheim]], and [[Crailsheim]]. The other variants are ''{{lang|de|Unterostfränkisch}}'' (spoken in [[Lower Franconia]] and southern [[Thuringia]]), ''{{lang|de|Oberostfränkisch}}'' (spoken in [[Upper Franconia|Upper]] and [[Middle Franconia]]) and ''{{lang|de|Südostfränkisch}}'' (spoken in some parts of [[Middle Franconia]] and [[Hohenlohe (district)|Hohenlohe]]). == Characteristics == The diphthongs of East Franconian is really similar to the [[Bavarian language|Bavarian]] and [[Swabian German|Swabian]] diphthongs. The consonants /p/, /t/, and /k/ gets changed to /b/, /d/, and /g/. For example, the German word ''Oberfranken'', becomes ''Oberfrangn'' in East Franconian. The consonant /s/ gets changed to /sch/. Although, this is true, there are some words that are acceptable. For example, the German word ''Nordosten'', becomes ''Norddossdn'' in East Franconian. Another noticeable change is the German -''erg'