Berne
![]() The city of Berne (Bernese German B?rn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the "Bundesstadt" (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Z?rich, Geneva and Basel). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Language: German, or more specifically, Bernese German, which is a high-Alemannic dialect. The Canton of Bern has a French-speaking part. Very few people still speak the Matte?nglisch, a secret language used in the former workers' quarter Matte, but several words have found their way in the Bernese German. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Bern also functions as the capital of the Canton of Bern, the second most populous of Switzerland's cantons. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Illustrious Bernese include the scientist Albrecht von Haller, the poet Albert Bitzius and the painters Ferdinand Hodler and Paul Klee. The German-born physicist Albert Einstein worked out his theory of relativity while employed as a clerk at the Bern patent office. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A culturally important person was Mani Matter, a songwriter performing in Bernese German. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bernese German: Bernese German is the dialect of High Alemannic German spoken in the Swiss plateau (Mittelland) part of the canton of Bern and in some neighbouring regions.... German: German may mean:... French: French can refer to more than one article:... Berne related Images and Photos (experimental)
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~ Related Subjects ~Bernese German (3) - Canton of Bern (2) - French (2) - German (2) - Albert Einstein (1) - Theory of relativity (1) - Ferdinand Hodler (1) - Paul Klee (1) - High Alemannic German (1) - Swiss plateau (1) - Dialect (1) - Clerk (1) - Mani Matter (1) - Albert Bitzius (1) - Switzerland (1) -~ Community ~
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