Alemannic (German: Alemannisch) is a group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family.
Alemannic comprises the following variants:
Swabian (mostly in Swabia, in Germany). "Swabian" is sometimes used in opposition to "Alemannic".
Low Alemannic dialects.
Subvariants:
Lake Constance Alemannic (in Southern Württemberg, Southeastern Baden, Northwestern Vorarlberg)
Upper-Rhine Alemannic in Southwestern Baden and its variant Alsatian (in Alsace, France)
Alemán Coloniero (in Venezuela)
Basel German (in Basel, Switzerland)
High Alemannic (mostly in Switzerland, parts of Vorarlberg, and in the southern parts of the Black Forest in Germany). Subvariants:
Bernese German
Zürich 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)
Subvariants:
Walliser German
Walser German
The Alemannic dialects of Switzerland are often called Swiss German or Schwiizerdütsch.
