Upper German

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Upper German is a major group of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and parts of neighboring countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf High German dialect group
group of dialects
distinguishedBy High German consonant shift
stronger consonant shift than Central German
distinguishedFrom Central German
Low German
glottologCode uppe1397
hasCharacteristic forms dialect continuum with Central German
often not mutually intelligible with Low German
significant regional variation
hasPart Alemannic German
Austro-Bavarian
Bavarian dialects
East Franconian German
linked to: East Franconian

High Alemannic
linked to: Alemannic German

Highest Alemannic
linked to: Alemannic German

Low Alemannic
linked to: Alemannic German

South Franconian German
Swabian German
linked to: Alemannic German

Yiddish (historical basis)
historicalDevelopmentFrom Middle High German
Old High German
influenced Standard German (partly)
linked to: Standard German
languageBranch Germanic languages
languageFamily Indo-European languages
languageGroup High German
languageSubbranch West Germanic languages
partOf German language continuum
spokenIn Alsace
Austria
Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria
Liechtenstein
Lorraine
South Tyrol
Switzerland
eastern Switzerland
linked to: Eastern Switzerland

northern Italy
linked to: Northern Italy

parts of Czech Republic
parts of Slovenia
southern Germany
western Austria
status primarily spoken, not standardized
subclassOf High German
West Germanic languages
usedFor everyday spoken communication
writingSystem Latin script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

German hasDialectGroup Upper German
Austro-Bavarian German partOf Upper German
Alemannic German hasDialect Highest Alemannic
linked to: Upper German
Alemannic German closelyRelatedTo Swabian German
linked to: Upper German
East Franconian isTransitionalBetween Upper German dialects
linked to: Upper German
East Franconian sharesFeatureWith Upper German
High German hasPart Upper German
Upper Franconian dialects partOf Upper German dialect continuum
linked to: Upper German
Bamberg dialect partOf Upper German dialect group
linked to: Upper German
South Franconian German subclassOf Upper German
Early New High German hasDialectContinuumWith Upper German dialects
linked to: Upper German
Walser German dialects subclassOf Upper German