Bavarian

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A language of Austria

Location

Lower Austria and Salzburg states; Burgenland, Carinthia, and Styria (Northern Bavarian dialect).

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Czechia

Language NameBavarian

User Population

9,000 in Czechia (2005).

Location

Karlovy Vary and Plzen regions; Vysocina region: Jihlavsky.

Alternate Names

Bavarian Austrian, Bayerisch, Boarisch

Dialects

Central Bavarian, North Bavarian, South Bavarian (Heanzian).

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Germany

Language NameBavarian

User Population

6,000,000 in Germany (2005).

Location

Bayern state: Regensburg north to Nuremburg.

Alternate Names

Bairisch, Bavarian Austrian, Bayerisch, Boarisch

Dialects

Central Bavarian, North Bavarian, South Bavarian.

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Language Use

Also use Czech [ces]. Also use Standard German [deu], the language of instruction in school.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Italy

Language NameBavarian

User Population

250,000 in Italy (2005).

Location

Trentino-Alto Adige region: south Tyrol.

Alternate Names

Bavarian Austrian, Bayerisch, Boarisch

Dialects

Central Bavarian, North Bavarian, South Bavarian.

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Bavarian

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