Alemannic German

Alemannic
Alemannish
Alemannisch
Pronunciation[alɛˈman(ː)ɪʃ] ⓘ
Native toSwitzerland: 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]
Latin, Historically Elder Futhark
Language codes
ISO 639-2gsw
ISO 639-3Variously:
gct – Colonia Tovar
gsw – Alsatian & Swiss German
swg – Swabian
wae – Walser
Glottologalem1243
IETFgsw[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]

  1. ^ Colonia Tovar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Alsatian & Swiss German at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Swabian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Walser at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Swiss German / Alemannic / Alsatian". IANA language subtag registry. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. ^ Jordioechsler (5 November 2013). "Alemannic German and other features of language". WordPress. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017.