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Cologne (/ k ə ˈ l oʊ n / ⓘ kə-LOHN; German: Köln ⓘ; Kölsch: Kölle ⓘ) is the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region.
Something of, from, or related to the city of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Colognian dialect , a Ripuarian dialect spoken in Cologne Topics referred to by the same term
Varieties spoken outside of Cologne are only briefly covered where appropriate. Historic precedent versions are not considered. There are slight pronunciation variations in Colognian which can be considered regional within the city, [1] and some others seemingly more reflecting social status. The phonological impact of either is marginal.
In Cologne, it is actively spoken by about 250,000 people, roughly one quarter of the population. Almost all speakers are also fluent in standard or high German . It is widely understood in a region inhabited by some 10 million people (a conservative estimate).
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Bonn (German pronunciation: ⓘ) is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine.With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about 24 km (15 mi) south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region.