Three different languages or dialect groups are spoken in Hesse: The Far North is part of the Low Saxon language area, divided into a tiny Eastphalian and a larger Westphalian dialect area. Most of Hesse belongs to the West Middle German dialect zone. There is some disagreement as to whether all Hessian dialects south of the Benrath line may be subsumed under one dialect group: Rhine Franconian, or whether most dialects should be regarded as a dialect group of its own: Hessian, whereas only South Hessian is part of Rhine Franconian. Hessian proper can be split into Lower Hessian in the north, East Hessian in the East around Fulda and Central Hessian, which covers the largest area of all dialects in Hesse. In the extreme Northeast, the Thuringian dialect zone extends into Hesse, whereas in the Southeast, the state border to Bavaria is not fully identical to the dialect border between East Franconian and East Hessian.
Three different languages or dialect groups are spoken in Hesse The Far North is part of the Low Saxon language area divided into a tiny Eastphalian and a larger Westphalian dialect area Most of Hesse belongs to the West Middle German dialect zone There is some disagreement as to whether all Hessian dialects south of the Benrath line may be subsumed under one dialect group Rhine Franconian or whether most dialects should be regarded as a dialect group of its own Hessian whereas only South Hessian is part of Rhine Franconian Hessian proper can be split into Lower Hessian in the north East Hessian in the East around Fulda and Central Hessian which covers the largest area of all dialects in Hesse In the extreme Northeast the Thuringian dialect zone extends into Hesse whereas in the Southeast the state border to Bavaria is not fully identical to the dialect border between East Franconian and East Hessian