Central Bavarian dialects

The Middle Bavarian dialects are a subgroup of the Bavarian dialects . The subgroup includes all dialects spoken along the Isar and Danube rivers on the northern side of the Alps .

Middle Bavarian dialects are spoken in Upper Bavaria , Lower Bavaria , the southern Upper Palatinate , the Swabian district of Aichach , in Flachgau , in Upper Austria , Lower Austria , Vienna ( see Viennese ) and northern Burgenland . It has a great influence on its sister dialects in the north and south, as almost all of the larger cities in the Bavarian language area are located in the Danube region; This also means that Central Bavarian enjoys a higher level of prestige and is well known outside of its speaking area. The languages ​​of Vienna and Munich are very different from each other, but the dialects of two neighboring cities are very similar. The Viennese has features that distinguish it from other Bavarian dialects. This can be explained by migrants who came from other parts of Austria-Hungary in the 19th century and brought both Yiddish and Eastern European expressions with them to Vienna. In addition, many Middle and Old High German expressions were able to last longer in a modified form in Vienna than elsewhere.

A characteristic of Middle Bavarian is the vocalization of l and r after e or i . For example, standard German becomes a lot either vui (in West Central Bavaria ) or vüü (in East Central Bavaria ). The transition between the western and eastern subgroups is reflected in the traditional border between Innbaiern and Austria. Due to the high social prestige of eastern Austria, especially the city of Vienna, the border of East Central Bavaria is constantly shifting to the west. In all subgroups, hard consonants like p, t, k are softened and become b, d, g . The dialects in South Bohemia and South Moravia, which are about to die out, also belong to Central Bavarian. The Central Bavarian dialect group enjoys a broad media presence and high social prestige.