Group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family
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Alemannic
Alemannish
Alemannisch
Pronunciation
[alɛˈman(ː)ɪʃ]ⓘ
Native to
Switzerland: entire German-speaking part, except for the town of Samnaun. Germany: most of Baden-Württemberg and Bavarian Swabia. Austria: Vorarlberg and some parts of Tyrol. Liechtenstein: entire country. France: most of Alsace. Italy: some parts of Aosta Valley and northern Piedmont United States: Amish in Allen, Switzerland and Daviess Counties in Indiana. Venezuela: Alemán Coloniero
Native speakers
7,162,000 (2004–2012)[1]
Language family
Indo-European
Germanic
West Germanic
Elbe Germanic
High German
Upper German
Alemannic
Writing system
Latin, Historically Elder Futhark
Language codes
ISO 639-2
gsw
ISO 639-3
Variously: gct – Colonia Tovar gsw – Swiss German and Alsatian swg – Swabian wae – Walser
Glottolog
alem1243
IETF
gsw[2]
Blue indicates the traditional distribution area of Western Upper German (=Alemannic) dialects.
Alemannic is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Alemannic, or rarely Alemannish (Alemannisch, [alɛˈman(ː)ɪʃ]ⓘ), is a group of High German dialects. The name derives from the ancient Germanic tribal confederation known as the Alemanni ("all men").[3][better source needed]
^Colonia Tovar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Swiss German and Alsatian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Swabian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Walser at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^"Swiss German / Alemannic / Alsatian". IANA language subtag registry. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^Jordioechsler (5 November 2013). "Alemannic German and other features of language". WordPress. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017.
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