section_path: Dialects/High German/Central German/West Central German
section_name: West Central German
paragraph_text: West Central German
  
  The West Central German dialects are the Central Franconian dialects (Ripuarian and Moselle Franconian) and the Rhenish Franconian dialects (Hessian and Palatine). These dialects are considered as
  
  Luxembourgish as well as Transylvanian Saxon and Banat Swabian are based on Moselle Franconian dialects.