Deutsche Dialekte - Linkverzeichnis
(German Dialects Link Catalogue - Paul Joyce)

University of Portsmouth

MITTELFRÄNKISCH

  Der Rheinische Fächer - die Dialekte des Westmitteldeutschen  Includes sound files!
This excellent selection of maps, texts and sound files allows you to listen to the different sounds made in the Westmitteldeutsch dialect family at various points on the Rhenish fan.

RIPUARISCH

  Rheinische Sprachen - Ripuarisch
An overview with diagrams of how Ripuarisch fits in with the other dialects spoken in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

  Der Rheinische Fächer - Ripuarisch  Includes sound files!
This excellent selection of maps, texts and sound files allows you to listen to the different sounds made in the Ripuarisch dialect family and places them within the context of the Rhenish fan.

  Ripuarisch - Wikipedia
A concise overview of the Ripuarian dialect group from the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia.

  Wikkipedija en Ripoarisch
This version of the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is written in Ripuarian dialect.

  Ripuarisch - Uni Marburg
A collection of Ripuarisch texts collated by W. Näser of Marburg University.

Regional

  Die Ahrtalblömche
The homepage of a dialect band in Bad Neuenahr/Ahrweiler, which despite being in Rheinland-Pfalz, lies just inside the Ripuarisch dialect region.

  Bönnsch für Beginner
A guide to the dialect spoken in Bonn from the blog bnlog.de.

  Bonner Platt
Alfons Weingarten's reminiscences on growing up in Bonn are transcribed here side-by-side in both Bonner Platt and Standard German.

  Mundart in NRW: Museumsführer auf Bönnsch
In 2002, the Westdeutscher Rundfunk travelled to various places in Nordrhein-Westfalen to sample the dialects spoken there. Here they visit Bonn and examine how visitors to the Bonner Stadtmuseum are guided around the exhibitions in Bonn dialect.

  Dat Bönnsche  Includes sound files!
The homepage of a Bonn-based radio station.

  KBE
Originally known as Die Bönnsche, this Bonn-based dialect group changed their name to KBE in 2006.

  Eischwiele Platt
Hein Huppertz's thorough guide to the dialect spoken in Eschweiler has an overview of the sounds that you will hear and a comprehensive A-Z online dictionary.

  Eischwiele Platt - Wikipedia
An introduction to the dialect spoken in Eschweiler from the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia.

  Max on Moritz op Eischwiele Platt
The story of Max und Moritz transcribed into Eschweiler dialect.

  Hommersch - Wikipedia
An introduction to the Homburgisch dialect spoken in the Homburg district from the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia.

  Mundart in NRW: Lammersdorf (Nordeifel)
In 2002, the Westdeutscher Rundfunk travelled to various places in Nordrhein-Westfalen to sample the dialects spoken there. Here they analyse the West Ripuarian language that can be heard in Lammersdorf.

  Neusser Platt - Zink Mätes, Zink Mätes
This song about St. Martin is written in Neusser Platt and also has a standard German translation.

  Mundarten zwischen Venn und Schneifel
The region between Venn and Schneifel contains some Ripuarisch dialects.

  Zollhuus-extrascharf
The group Zollhuus-extraschaaf from Düren play a wide variety of music spiced with local dialect.

NIEDERLANDE (NETHERLANDS)

  Kerkraads
Kerkraads is a Dutch dialect that belongs to the Ripuarisch dialect family. It is spoken in Kerkrade in the south-east of the Netherlands.

ÖCHER PLATT

  Öcher Platt e.V.
A society devoted to the dialect spoken in the Aachen area.

  Öcher Platt für Philatelisten
A list of stamp-collecting vocabulary in Aachen dialect.

  Öcher Platt im Radio
Information on where the Aachen dialect can be heard on local radio, along with a short dialect text on Bürgerfunk by Hein Engelhardt.

  Öcher Platt - Beerdigungsinstitut Radermacher
Aachen residents now even have the choice of being their burial service conducted in Aachen dialect!

  Gottfried Creutz
Information on the Aachen dialect author Gottfried Creutz in both Öcher Platt and standard German

  Öcher Nölde
The cabaret group Öcher Nölde perform self-written texts in both Aachen dialect and standard German


Weiter!See also: Kölsch

Weiter!See also: Nordrhein-Westfalen

Weiter!See also: Rheinland (Rheinisch)

Weiter!See also: Moselfränkisch

Weiter!See also: Lëtzebuergesch

Weiter!See also: Lothringen (Lorraine)


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