Editing Bavarian language (section)

==Use==
{{for|the use of Bavarian and standard German in Austria|Austrian German}}
[[File:Rottach-Egern - Kramer Lad’l - Essen ist ein Bedürfnis.jpg|thumb|Public sign combining Standard German and Bavarian]]
Bavarian differs sufficiently from [[Standard German]] to make it difficult for native speakers to adopt standard pronunciation. Educated [[Bavarians]] and [[Austrians]] can almost always read, write and understand Standard German, but they may have very little opportunity to speak it, especially in rural areas. In those regions, Standard German is restricted to use as the language of writing and the media. It is therefore often referred to as {{lang|de|Schriftdeutsch}} ("written German") rather than the usual term {{lang|de|Hochdeutsch}} ("[[High German languages|High German]]" or "Standard German"). Given that [[Central German]] and Upper German together comprise the [[High German languages]], out of which the then new, written standard was developed and as opposed to [[Low German]], that is an alternative naming many High German dialect speakers regard justified.

===School===
Bavaria and Austria officially use Standard German as the primary medium of education. With the spread of universal education, the exposure of speakers of Bavarian to Standard German has been increasing, and many younger people, especially in the region's cities and larger towns, speak Standard German with only a slight accent. This accent usually only exists in families where Bavarian is spoken regularly. Families that do not use Bavarian at home usually use Standard German instead. In Austria, some parts of grammar and spelling are taught in Standard German lessons.
As reading and writing in Bavarian is generally not taught at schools, almost all literate speakers of the language prefer to use Standard German for writing. Regional authors and literature may play a role in education as well, but by and large, Standard German is the ''[[lingua franca]]''.

===Literature===
Although there exist grammars, [[vocabulary|vocabularies]], and a translation of the [[Bible]] in Bavarian, there is no common orthographic standard. Poetry is written in various Bavarian dialects, and many pop songs use the language as well, especially ones belonging to the [[Austropop]] wave of the 1970s and 1980s.

Although Bavarian as a spoken language is in daily use in its region, Standard German, often with strong regional influence, is preferred in the [[mass media]].

[[Ludwig Thoma]] was a noted German author who wrote works such as {{lang|de|Lausbubengeschichten|italic=yes}} in Bavarian.

===Web===
There is a [[:bar:|Bavarian Wikipedia]]. Also, the official [[FC Bayern Munich]] website was available in Bavarian.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-11|title=Home – FC Bayern München|url=https://fcbayern.com/by/|access-date=2021-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011042607/https://fcbayern.com/by/|archive-date=2021-10-11}}</ref>