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Alemannic language
Alemannic (Alemannisch) belongs to the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family.
Alemannic comprises the following variants:
- High Alemannic (mostly in Switzerland, Vorarlberg, and in the southern parts of the Black Forest in Germany)
- Highest Alemannic (e.g. Walser German in the Canton of Wallis or dialects of the Bernese Oberland and of the German-speaking part of Fribourg).
- Low Alemannic dialects, among which are also:
- Alsatian (in Alsace, France)
- Alemán Coloneiro (in Venezuela)
- Swabian (mostly in Schwaben, in Germany)
Note that the Alemannic dialects of Switzerland are often called Swiss German or Schwyzerdütsch.
Language codes:
- SIL: GSW (Swiss variety)
- ISO 639-2: gem (for "Germanic (Other)")
The Allemannic language has an own wikipedia: http://als.wikipedia.org
External links
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