Alemannic Translator

Alemannic, or rarely Alemannish (Alemannisch, [alɛˈman(ː)ɪʃ] ⓘ), is a group of High German dialects. The name derives from the ancient Germanic tribal confederation known as the Alemanni ("all men") and the Distribution edit Alemannic dialects are spoken by approximately ten million people in several countries: In Europe: Switzerland: all German-speaking parts of the country except Samnaun Germany: centre and south of Baden-Württemberg, Swabia, and certain districts of Bavaria Austria: Vorarlberg, Reutte District of Tyrol Liechtenstein France: Alsace region (Alsatian dialect) and in some villages of the Phalsbourg county, in Lorraine Italy: Gressoney-La-Trinité, Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Issime, Alagna Valsesia, Rimella and Formazza, in some other villages almost extinct Outside Europe: United States: Allen and Adams County, Indiana, by the Amish there and also in their daughter settlements in Indiana and other U.S. states. Venezuela: Colonia Tovar (Colonia Tovar dialect) Alemannic in the broad sense comprises the following variants: Swabian (mostly in Swabia, in Germany, covering large parts of Württemberg and all of Bavarian Swabia). Unlike most other Alemannic dialects, it does not retain the Middle High German monophthongs û, î but shifts them to [ou], [ei] (as opposed to Standard German [aʊ], [aɪ]). For this reason, "Swabian" is also used in opposition to "Alemannic". Alemannic in the strict sense: Low Alemannic dialects. Retain German initial /k/ as [kʰ] (or [kx]) rather than fricativising to [x] as in High Alemannic. Subvariants: Upper-Rhine Alemannic in Southwestern Baden and its variant Alsatian (in Alsace, France) Alemán Coloniero (in Venezuela) Basel German (in Basel, Switzerland) Lake Constance Alemannic (Bodenseealemannisch) (in Southern Württemberg, Southeastern Baden, Northwestern Vorarlberg), a transitional dialect, close to High Alemannic, with some Swabian features in the vowel system. High Alemannic (mostly in Switzerland, parts of Vorarlberg, and in the southern parts of the Black Forest in Germany). Complete the High German consonant shift by fricativising initial /k/ to [x]. Subvariants: Bernese German Zurich German Vorarlbergisch Liechtensteinisch Highest Alemannic (in the Canton of Valais, in the Walser settlements (e.g., in the canton of Grisons), in the Bernese Oberland and in the German-speaking part of Fribourg) does not have the hiatus diphthongisation of other dialects of German. For example: [ˈʃnei̯jə] ('to snow') instead of [ˈʃniː.ə(n)], [ˈb̥ou̯wə] ('to build') instead of [ˈb̥uː.ə(n)]. Subvariants: Walliser German Walser German The Alemannic dialects of Switzerland are often called Swiss German or Schwiizerdütsch.