Upper German
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| Upper German | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
Southern Germany, northern and central Switzerland, Austria, and northern Italy |
| Genetic classification: |
Indo-European Germanic West Germanic High German Upper German |
| Subdivisions: | |
1: East Franconian 2: South Franconian 3: Swabian German 4: Low Alemannic 5: Alsatian 6: High and Highest Alemannic 7: Northern Austro-Bavarian 8: Central Austro-Bavarian 9: Southern Austro-Bavarian
Upper German German: Oberdeutsch is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy.
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Upper German can be generally classified as Alemannic or Austro-Bavarian. However, there are several dialects in these two groups besides the more widespread versions of Alemannic and Austro-Bavarian.
- Franconian German (German: Fränkisch, transition between Central and Upper German)
- East Franconian German (G: Ostfränkisch, numbered 1 on the map, right)
- Main-Franconian (G: Mainfränkisch)
- South Franconian German (G: Südfränkisch, numbered 2)
- East Franconian German (G: Ostfränkisch, numbered 1 on the map, right)
- Alemannic German (G: Alemannisch)3
- Swabian German (G: Schwäbisch, spoken mostly in Swabia, numbered 3)
- Low Alemannic German (G: Niederalemannisch, numbered 4)
- Alsatian (Al & G: Elsässisch, spoken in Alsace, France, numbered 5)
- Alemán Coloniero (G & Spanish: Alemán Coloniero, spoken in Venezuela)
- Basel German (Baseldytsch: Baslerdüütsch, G: Baseldeutsch)
- High Alemannic German (Al & G: Hochalemannisch, numbered 6)
- Bernese German (Bernese: Bärndütsch, G: Berndeutsch)
- Zürich German (G: Zürichdeutsch, Zürich German: Züritüütsch)
- Highest Alemannic German (Al & G: Höchstalemannisch, numbered 6)
- Walliser German (G: Walliserdeutsch Walliser German: Wallisertitsch, spoken in the Wallis Canton of Switzerland)
- Walser German (G: Walserdeutsch)
- Walliser German (G: Walliserdeutsch Walliser German: Wallisertitsch, spoken in the Wallis Canton of Switzerland)
- Austro-Bavarian (A-B: Boarische Språch, G: Bairisch, spoken in Austria, Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy, and in Bavaria, Germany)
- Northern Austro-Bavarian (A-B: Nordboarisch, G: Nordbairisch, spoken in Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, numbered 7)
- Central Austro-Bavarian (A-B: Mittelboarisch, G: Mittelbairisch, spoken in Bavaria and Austria, numbered 8)
- Southern Austro-Bavarian (A-B: Südboarisch, G: Südbairisch, spoken in Austria and Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy)
- Cimbrian (G: Tzimbrisch, Italian: lingua cimbra, spoken in northeastern Italy)
- Mócheno (It: lingua mòchena, spoken in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, in Italy)
- Hutterite German (G: Hutterisch, spoken in Canada and the United States)
