Ruhrdeutsch (Ruhr German) is a
regiolect of German spoken in the
Ruhr area. Through immigration, its vocabulary has been influenced by
Low Franconian and
Ripuarian dialects as well as from Eastern German dialects,
Polish,
Yiddish
Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ve ...
, and various sociolects ("
slang").
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Languages of Germany
German dialects