West Central German
Speech parts
1. West Central German - Noun
2. West Central German - Adjective
Meaning
West Central German (uncountable)
one of two major subgroups of the Central German dialects; spoken primarily in the German states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as Luxembourg, easternmost Belgium, and southeasternmost Limburg (Netherlands); characterized by the preservation of pre-Old High German initial *p-.
Synonym: West Middle German
West Central German (not comparable)
of or pertaining to the West Central German dialects
Synonym: West Middle German
Examples
Pennsylvania German is a West Central German dialect spoken by most of the Amish population of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana and resembles Palatinate German dialects.
Spoken Luxembourgish is relatively hard to understand for speakers of German who are generally not familiar with Moselle Franconian dialects (or at least other West Central German dialects).