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.
