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Alemannic
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group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family
Alemannic is a group of dialects spoken in the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family, primarily in regions like southwestern Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace. It matters because it represents an important linguistic tradition that reflects the cultural identity and history of millions of people in central Europe.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- dialect
- Subclass of
- Upper German
- Country
- Switzerland
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- uses capitalization for
- noun
- Commons category
- Alemannic language
- Wikimedia language code
- gsw
- writing system
- Latin script
- native label
- Schwyzerdütsch
- number of speakers, writers, or signers
- 10000000
- topic's main category
- Category:Alemannic German language
- short name
- Alemannic
- indigenous to
- Piedmont
- dialect of
- German
- P10369
- chocolate
- has grammatical gender
- neuter
- P8168
- Wiesław Chrzanowski
- P13311
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Encyclopedic overview
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").
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