Alemannic German

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Alemannic German is a group of Upper German dialects spoken primarily in parts of Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Upper German dialect group
group of dialects
closelyRelatedTo Franconian dialects
Swabian German
linked to: Upper German
glottocode alem1243
hasDialect Alsatian
High Alemannic
linked to: Alemannic German

Highest Alemannic
linked to: Upper German

Low Alemannic
Swabian German
linked to: Alemannic German

Walser German
linked to: Alemannic German
hasEthnologueEntry gsw
hasFeature distinctive vowel systems compared to Standard German
lenition of plosives in many dialects
monophthongization of Middle High German diphthongs in many dialects
retention of certain Middle High German consonant clusters
use of diminutive suffix -li in many Swiss Alemannic dialects
hasISOCode gsw
hasStandardForm no fully standardized orthography
influencedBy French in Alsace
Italian in border regions
Standard German
linked to: New High German
ISOStandard ISO 639-3
linked to: ISO 639
languageBranch Germanic languages
languageFamily Indo-European languages
languageGroup High German
languageSubbranch West Germanic languages
notMutuallyIntelligibleWith Standard German for many speakers
partOf German language continuum
spokenIn Alsace
Austria
Baden-Württemberg
France
German-speaking Switzerland
Germany
Italy
Liechtenstein
Principality of Liechtenstein
linked to: Liechtenstein

South Tyrol
Switzerland
Valleys of northern Italy
Vorarlberg
subclassOf High German dialects
West Germanic languages
usedAs national variety in Liechtenstein
regional language in Alsace
regional language in Baden-Württemberg
regional language in Vorarlberg
spoken vernacular in German-speaking Switzerland
writingSystem Latin script

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Austria nationalLanguage Alemannic German
Old High German spokenIn Alemannic regions
linked to: Alemannic German
Old High German majorDialect Alemannic
linked to: Alemannic German
Amish language Bernese German
linked to: Alemannic German
Amish language Alsatian German
linked to: Alemannic German
German hasDialectGroup Alemannic German
Zurich localDialect Zürich German
linked to: Alemannic German
Austro-Bavarian German closelyRelatedTo Alemannic German
West Germanic languages includesLanguage Alemannic German
Black Forest hasDialect Alemannic German
Alemannic German hasDialect Swabian German
linked to: Alemannic German
Alemannic German hasDialect High Alemannic
linked to: Alemannic German
Alemannic German hasDialect Walser German
linked to: Alemannic German
Bern localDialect Bernese German
linked to: Alemannic German
German-speaking Europe hasLanguageVariety Swiss German
linked to: Alemannic German
German-speaking Europe hasLanguageVariety Alemannic German
Alsace hasRegionalLanguage Alsatian
linked to: Alemannic German
Aosta Valley recognizedRegionalLanguage Walser German
linked to: Alemannic German
Büsingen am Hochrhein localDialect Alemannic German
East Franconian sharesFeatureWith Alemannic German
Basel-Stadt deFactoLanguage Swiss German
linked to: Alemannic German
Sutter hasLanguageOfOrigin Alemannic German
Kandern region dialect Alemannic German
Davos hasLocalDialect Graubünden German
linked to: Alemannic German
Irminonic languages includes Alemannic German
Irminonic languages includes Swabian German
linked to: Alemannic German
Irminonic languages hasNotableLanguage Swiss German
linked to: Alemannic German
Southern Germany hasLanguage Swabian dialect
subject linked to: southern Germany
linked to: Alemannic German
Southern Germany hasLanguage Alemannic German
subject linked to: southern Germany
Swiss Germans dialectGroup Alemannic German
Swiss Germans dialect Zurich German
linked to: Alemannic German
Swiss Germans dialect Bernese German
linked to: Alemannic German
Swiss Germans dialect Basel German
linked to: Alemannic German
Swiss Germans dialect Lucerne German
linked to: Alemannic German
Swiss Germans dialect St. Gallen German
linked to: Alemannic German
Swiss Germans dialect Highest Alemannic
linked to: Alemannic German
High German includesDialectGroup Alemannic German
Upper German hasPart Alemannic German
Upper German hasPart Swabian German
linked to: Alemannic German
Upper German hasPart Highest Alemannic
linked to: Alemannic German
Upper German hasPart High Alemannic
linked to: Alemannic German
Upper German hasPart Low Alemannic
linked to: Alemannic German
New High German includes Alemannic German
Jakob Ammann language Swiss German
linked to: Alemannic German
Leonhard usage Swiss German
linked to: Alemannic German
Swabia (Bavaria) regionalDialect Swabian German
linked to: Alemannic German
Swabia (Bavaria) regionalDialect Alemannic German
German-speaking Switzerland spokenVarieties Alemannic dialects
linked to: Alemannic German
German-speaking Switzerland hasMediaLanguage Swiss German
linked to: Alemannic German
Duchy of Württemberg commonLanguage Swabian German
linked to: Alemannic German