Upper German
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| Geographic distribution | Southern Germany, northern and central Switzerland, Austria, and Northern Italy |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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Upper German (‹See Tfd›German: Oberdeutsch) is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy.
Family tree
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.
- Alemannic German (G: [Alemannisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Swabian German (G: [Schwäbisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), spoken mostly in Swabia, numbered 3)
- Low Alemannic German (G: [Niederalemannisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), numbered 4)
- Alsatian (Al & G: [Elsässisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), spoken in Alsace, France, numbered 5)
- Alemán Coloniero (G & Spanish: Alemán Coloniero, spoken in Venezuela)
- Basel German (Baseldytsch: [Baslerdüütsch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), G: [Baseldeutsch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help))
- High Alemannic German (Al & G: [Hochalemannisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), numbered 6)
- Bernese German (Bernese: [Bärndütsch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), G: [Berndeutsch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Zürich German (G: [Zürichdeutsch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), Zürich German: [Züritüütsch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Highest Alemannic German (Al & G: [Höchstalemannisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), numbered 6)
- Walliser German (G: [Walliserdeutsch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) Walliser German: Wallisertitsch, spoken in the Wallis Canton of Switzerland)
- Walser German (G: [Walserdeutsch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help))
- Walliser German (G: [Walliserdeutsch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) Walliser German: Wallisertitsch, spoken in the Wallis Canton of Switzerland)
- Austro-Bavarian (A-B: [Boarische Språch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), G: [Bairisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), spoken in Austria, South Tyrol, Italy, and in Bavaria, Germany)
- Northern Austro-Bavarian (A-B: [Nordboarisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), G: [Nordbairisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), spoken in Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, numbered 7)
- Central Austro-Bavarian (A-B: [Mittelboarisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), G: [Mittelbairisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), spoken in Bavaria and Austria, numbered 8)
- Southern Austro-Bavarian (A-B: [Südboarisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), G: [Südbairisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), spoken in Austria and South Tyrol, Italy)
- Cimbrian (G: [Tzimbrisch] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), Italian: lingua cimbra, spoken in northeastern Italy)
- Mócheno (It: lingua mòchena, spoken in Trentino, in Italy)
- Hutterite German (G: Hutterisch, spoken in Canada and the United States)