Alemannic German

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/alemannic-german

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1. What is the linguistic classification?A group of West Germanic dialects belonging to the High German subgroup
2. What is the geographic distribution?Primarily spoken in southwestern Germany, Switzerland, Alsace (France), and parts of Austria
3. Where do people speak Alemannic German?People who speak Alemannic German live mainly in southwestern Germany, the Swiss cantons, the Alsace region of France, and some areas of Austria.
4. Why is it called Alemannic?The name comes from the ancient Alemanni tribe, whose name means "all men." The dialects keep that name because they came from those people.

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