• @[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.