Schwyzerdütsch Language (gsw)

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Also Known As: Schwytzertuetsch,Alemannic,Schwyzerdütsch,Alemannisch


Description:

Swiss German (Schweizerdeutsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch) is any of the Alemannic dialects 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. Linguistically, Swiss German forms no unity. The linguistic division of Alemannic is rather into Low, High and Highest Alemannic, varieties of all of which are spoken both inside and outside of Switzerland. The reason "Swiss German" dialects constitute a special group is their almost unrestricted use as a spoken language in practically all situations of daily life, whereas the use of the Alemannic dialects in the other countries is restricted or even endangered. The dialects of Swiss German must not be confused with Swiss Standard German, the variety of Standard German used in Switzerland.

Unlike most regional dialects in modern Europe, Swiss German is the spoken everyday language of all social levels in industrial cities as well as in the countryside. Using dialect conveys no social nor..... full article at Wikipedia

Location of Schwyzerdütsch Language Speakers

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Overview

Main Country: Switzerland
Spoken In:

Regions: Europe

ISO 639-3 Code: gsw

Classification Taxonomy

All Languages

  Indo-European Group

    Germanic Group

      West Germanic Group

        High German Group

          German Group

            Upper German Group

              Alemannic Group

                Schwyzerdütsch Language