Upper Saxon German: East Middle German dialect
Upper Saxon (German: Obersächsisch, pronounced ; Upper Saxon: ) is an dialect spoken in Saxony, southeastern Saxony-Anhalt, and eastern Thuringia.
Though called "Saxon", it is not to be confused with Low Saxon. Upper Saxon is linked to the Thuringian dialect.
| Upper Saxon | |
|---|---|
| Obersächsisch | |
| Native to | Germany |
| Region | Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia |
Native speakers | (2 million cited 1998) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sxu |
| Glottolog | uppe1465 |
 Central German dialects after 1945 Upper Saxon (8) | |
Subgroups
The subgroups for Upper Saxon German.
- Meissen dialect
- North Upper Saxon
- Erzgebirgisch
References
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