text: Alsatian ( Alsatian and ( literally Alsatian-German ) ; ; or ElsÃ sserdeutsch ) is a Low Alemannic German dialect spoken in most of Alsace , a region in eastern France which has passed between French and German control many times .
simplified: Alsatian ( French : Alsacien , German : ElsÃ ssisch ) is a German language spoken in Alsace ( eastern part of France ) .