• @[email protected]
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    13 months ago

    I was referring to “Baiern”, not “Bayern”. Donno how to make the difference in English

    • Johanno
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      13 months ago

      There is no difference between Baiern and Bayern. It’s just an old way of writing. Bayern is correct today.

      • @[email protected]
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        23 months ago

        There actually is. Bayern is the state (including Franconia and parts of Swabia) while Baiern is the dialect group (reaching into Austria and excluding aforementioned regions)

        • Johanno
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          13 months ago

          While this might be true, I could not find any source on that on a quick Internet search. And I didn’t ever hear of that.

          • @[email protected]
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            23 months ago

            It’s used maybe more in adjective form in linguistics alot. I remember reading a paper on how important the difference is.

            Either way, you know what I mean: Bavarian can be used for both the state and the linguistic group and I was referring to the cultural/linguistic group. I think “Old Bavaria” is also used to disambiguate.