Language information: Lorraine Frankish is a Western Central German dialect group within a continuum between Rhine Frankish and Moselle Frankish. It is closely related to Saarland Frankish, also to Luxembourgish. Lorraine Frankish is used along today's German border in the Lorraine (Lothringen) area of Northeastern France. On a local level it tends to be referred to merely as Platt (also written Plàtt or Blòdd), even in French. Lorraine Frankish ought not be confused with the Lorraine language, a Romance language of the langue d'oïl type. [Click here for more.]