Colognian dialect

German dialect ColognianKölsch, Kölsch PlattPronunciation[kœ̂ɫːlɕ]Native toGermanyRegionCologne and environsLanguage familyIndo-European GermanicWest GermanicHigh GermanCentral GermanWest Central GermanCentral FranconianRipuarianCentral RipuarianColognianEarly formsProto-Indo-European Proto-Germanic Frankish Old High Franconian Old Central Franconian Historic Colognian Language codesISO 639-3kshGlottologkols1241This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Colognian or Kölsch (pronounced [kœ̂lɧ], narrower [kœ̂ɫːʃ]ⓘ; full name Kölsch Platt) is a small set of very closely related dialects, or variants, of the Ripuarian group of dialects of the Central German group. These dialects are spoken in the area covered by the Archdiocese and former Electorate of Cologne reaching from Neuss in the north to just south of Bonn, west to Düren and east to Olpe in northwest Germany. Name In the Ripuarian dialects, "kölsch" is an adjective meaning 'from Cologne' or 'pertaining to Cologne', thus equivalent to "C