East Franconian German

East Franconian () is a dialect which is spoken in Franconia, the northern part of Bavaria and other areas in Germany around Nuremberg, Bamberg, Coburg, Würzburg, Hof, Bayreuth, Meiningen, Bad Mergentheim, and Crailsheim. The other variants are ' (spoken in Lower Franconia and southern Thuringia), ' (spoken in Upper and Middle Franconia) and "" (spoken in some parts of Middle Franconia and Hohenlohe).
Characteristics.
The diphthongs of East Franconian is really similar to the Bavarian and Swabian diphthongs. The consonants /p/, /t/, and /k/ gets changed to /b/, /d/, and /g/. For example, the German word "Oberfranken", becomes "Oberfrangn" in East Franconian. The consonant /s/ gets changed to /sch/. Although, this is true, there are some words that are acceptable. For example, the German word "Nordosten", becomes "Norddossdn" in East Franconian. Another noticeable change is the German -"erg", -"berg", or -"burg" gets changed to -"ärch", -"bärch", or -"urch" in East Franconian. The diphthong similar to Bavarian and Swabian is the German "-ür" or -"für" gets changed to -"ia" or -"fia", or sometimes -"är". The German -"heim" becomes "-ham" in East Franconian. The vowel /a/ sometimes gets changed to /o/ or with a special /o/ like /ô/ or sometimes the opposite in East Franconian.