Frankish
West Germanic language spoken in 5th- to 9th-century Western Europe; ancestor of the Franconian languages
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Frankish
Summary
Frankish is a historical language[1]. Frankish draws 1,299 Wikipedia views per month (historical_language category, ranking #4 of 29).[2]
Key Facts
- Frankish is in the country of Middle Francia[3].
- Frankish is in the country of East Francia[4].
- Frankish's instance of is recorded as historical language[5].
- Frankish's instance of is recorded as natural language[6].
- Frankish's instance of is recorded as extinct language[7].
- Frankish was followed by Old Dutch[8].
- Frankish is a type of Low Franconian[9].
- Frankish is a type of Weser-Rhine Germanic[10].
- Frankish's writing system is recorded as Elder Futhark[11].
- Frankish's writing system is recorded as runic script[12].
- Frankish's writing system is recorded as Latin script[13].
- Frankish's Commons category is recorded as Old Franconian[14].
- Frankish's Wikimedia language code is recorded as frk[15].
- Frankish was dissolved in 701[16].
- Frankish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Frankish language[17].
- Frankish's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[18].
- Frankish's replaced by is recorded as Old Dutch[19].
- Frankish's replaced by is recorded as Luxembourgish[20].
- Frankish's replaced by is recorded as Hessian[21].
- Frankish's replaced by is recorded as East Franconian German[22].
- Frankish's replaced by is recorded as Palatinate German[23].
- Frankish's replaced by is recorded as Pennsylvania German[24].
- Frankish's replaced by is recorded as Ripuarian[25].
- Frankish's replaced by is recorded as Moselle Franconian[26].
- Frankish's replaced by is recorded as Hunsrik[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include historical language[5], natural language[6], and extinct language[7]. Recorded subclass of include Low Franconian[9] and Weser-Rhine Germanic[10].
Why It Matters
Frankish draws 1,299 Wikipedia views per month (historical_language category, ranking #4 of 29).[2] Frankish has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Frankish is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]