Upper German
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Upper German is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy.
Family tree
Upper German can be generally classified as Alemannic or Austro-Bavarian. However, there are several dialects in these two groups besides the more widespread versions of Alemannic and Austro-Bavarian.
- Alemannic German
- * Swabian German (mostly in Schwaben, in Germany)
- * Low Alemannic German
- ** Alsatian (in Alsace, in France)
- ** Alemán Coloniero (in Venezuela)
- ** Basel German
- * High Alemannic German
- ** Bernese German
- ** Zürich German
- * Highest Alemannic German
- ** Walliser German (in the Wallis Canton of Switzerland)
- *** Walser German
- Austro-Bavarian (in Austria, South Tyrol and in Bavaria (Germany))
- * Northern Austro-Bavarian (in Upper Palatinate, Bavaria)
- * Central Austro-Bavarian (in Bavaria and Austria)
- * Southern Austro-Bavarian (in Austria and South Tyrol, Italy)
- * Cimbrian (northeastern Italy)
- * Mócheno (Trentino-South Tyrol, in Italy)
- * Hutterite German (in Canada and the United States)
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