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Alemannic

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Also known as Alemannic German

group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family

AI overview

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
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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
short name
Alemannic
indigenous to
Piedmont
dialect of
German
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has grammatical gender
neuter
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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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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alemannic” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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