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.

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The Allemannic language has an own wikipedia: http://als.wikipedia.org

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