and western Hungary. Bavarian is spoken by approximately 12 million people in an area of around 125000 km2, making it the largest of all German dialects. In 2008, 45 percent of Bavarians claimed to use only dialect in everyday communication.

Language or dialect

Bavarian is generally considered to be a dialect of German, but many sources classify it as a separate language: the International Organization for Standardization

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