. "The Transylvanian Saxon (Saxon: Siwweberjesch S\u00E5ksesch or just S\u00E5ksesch, Hungarian: Erd\u00E9lyi sz\u00E1sz nyelv, German: Siebenb\u00FCrgers\u00E4chsisch or Siebenb\u00FCrgisch-S\u00E4chsische Sprache, Romanian: Limba s\u0103seasc\u0103) is a dialect of the Transylvanian Saxons. It belongs to the Moselle Franconian group of West Central German dialects.The language was mainly spoken in Transylvania, Romania (prior to 1918, Hungary) by persons of German origin who settled there in the 12th century."@en . .