Highest Alemannic German

Highest Alemannic is a branch of Alemannic dialects and belongs to the German language, even though they are not intelligible to German speakers.

Related Topics:
Alemannic dialects - German language

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Highest Alemannic dialects are spoken in alpine regions of Switzerland: In the Bernese Oberland, in the German-speaking parts of the Canton of Fribourg, in the Valais (see Walliser German) and in the Walser settlements (mostly in Switzerland but also in Italy and in Austria; see Walser German). In the West, the South and the South-East, they are surrounded by Romance languages; in the North, by High Alemannic dialects.

Related Topics:
Alpine - Switzerland - Bernese Oberland - Canton of Fribourg - Valais - Walliser German - Walser - Italy - Austria - Walser German - Romance language - High Alemannic

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