Alemannic German is a group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language. It is spoken by approximately ten million people in six countries, including southern Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Italy.... and is considered a German dialect, even though they are only partly intelligible to non-Alemannic German speakers.
The High Alemannic dialects are spoken in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked country alpine country microstate in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and by Austria to the east.... and in most of German-speaking Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland.... (for instance Bernese German
Bernese German
Bernese German is the dialect of High Alemannic German spoken in the Swiss plateau part of the canton of Bern and in some neighbouring regions.... or Zürich German
Zürich German
Z?rich German, or Z?rit??tsch is the dialect of High Alemannic German spoken in the Canton of Z?rich, Switzerland.It is divided in six sub-dialects, covering the entire Canton with the exception of the parts north of the Thur and the Rhine.... ) except for the Highest Alemannic
Highest Alemannic German
Highest Alemannic is a branch of Alemannic German and belongs to the German language, even though mutual intelligibility with Standard German and other non-Alemannic German dialects is very limited.... dialects in the South and for the Low Alemannic
Low Alemannic German
Low Alemannic is a branch of Alemannic German and belongs to the German language, even though they are only partly intelligible to German speakers.... Basel German
Basel German
Basel German or Baseldytsch is the dialect of the city of Basel, Switzerland. Among the Swiss German dialects, it is the only Low Alemannic German one.... dialect in the North West. They are also spoken in Southern Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River .... in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... and in Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg is the westernmost and wealthiest States of Austria of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area , it borders three countries; Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein.... in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.... .
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Alemannic German is a group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language. It is spoken by approximately ten million people in six countries, including southern Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Italy.... and is considered a German dialect, even though they are only partly intelligible to non-Alemannic German speakers.
The High Alemannic dialects are spoken in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked country alpine country microstate in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and by Austria to the east.... and in most of German-speaking Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland.... (for instance Bernese German
Bernese German
Bernese German is the dialect of High Alemannic German spoken in the Swiss plateau part of the canton of Bern and in some neighbouring regions.... or Zürich German
Zürich German
Z?rich German, or Z?rit??tsch is the dialect of High Alemannic German spoken in the Canton of Z?rich, Switzerland.It is divided in six sub-dialects, covering the entire Canton with the exception of the parts north of the Thur and the Rhine.... ) except for the Highest Alemannic
Highest Alemannic German
Highest Alemannic is a branch of Alemannic German and belongs to the German language, even though mutual intelligibility with Standard German and other non-Alemannic German dialects is very limited.... dialects in the South and for the Low Alemannic
Low Alemannic German
Low Alemannic is a branch of Alemannic German and belongs to the German language, even though they are only partly intelligible to German speakers.... Basel German
Basel German
Basel German or Baseldytsch is the dialect of the city of Basel, Switzerland. Among the Swiss German dialects, it is the only Low Alemannic German one.... dialect in the North West. They are also spoken in Southern Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River .... in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... and in Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg is the westernmost and wealthiest States of Austria of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area , it borders three countries; Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein.... in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.... . Therefore, High Alemannic must not be confused with the term "Swiss German
Swiss German
Swiss German is any of the Alemannic Germans spoken in Switzerland and in some Alpine communities in Northern Italy. Occasionally, the Alemannic dialects spoken in other countries are called Swiss German as well, especially the dialects of Liechtenstein and Austrian Vorarlberg which are closely associated to Switzerland's.... ", which refers to all Alemannic dialects of Switzerland as opposed to Swiss variant
Swiss Standard German
Swiss Standard German, referred to by the Swiss as Schriftdeutsch, or Hochdeutsch, is one of four official languages in Switzerland, besides Romansh language, French language and Italian language.... of Standard German
Standard German
Standard German is the standard language of the German language used as a written language, in formal contexts, and for communication between different dialect areas.... , the literary language of diglossic
Diglossia
In linguistics, diglossia is a situation where a given language community uses not just one dialect, but two: the first being the community's present day vernacular and the second being either an ancestral version of the same vernacular from centuries earlier or a distinct yet closely related present day dialect .... German-speaking Switzerland.
In historical linguistics, the High German consonant shift or second Germanic consonant shift was a phonological development which took place in the southern parts of the West Germanic dialect continuum in several phases, probably beginning between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD, and was almost complete before the earliest written recor... , for instance chalt 'cold' vs. Low Alemannic and standard German 'kalt' .
