Alemannic German
E17970
Alemannic German is a group of Upper German dialects spoken primarily in parts of Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein.
All labels observed (33)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T143148 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alemannic German Context triple: [Austria, nationalLanguage, Alemannic German]
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A.
Austro-Bavarian German
Austro-Bavarian German is a major Upper German dialect group spoken primarily in Austria and parts of Bavaria and South Tyrol, characterized by distinct phonology, vocabulary, and regional varieties.
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B.
Low German
Low German is a West Germanic language traditionally spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands, known for its distinct phonology and vocabulary that set it apart from Standard German.
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C.
Old High German
Old High German is the earliest recorded stage of the German language, spoken in parts of what is now Germany, Austria, and Switzerland roughly between the 6th and 11th centuries.
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D.
German
German is a West Germanic language widely spoken in Central Europe and used as an official language in several countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.
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E.
Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia is an administrative region in the German state of Bavaria, known for cities such as Nuremberg, Erlangen, and Fürth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alemannic German Target entity description: Alemannic German is a group of Upper German dialects spoken primarily in parts of Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein.
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A.
Austro-Bavarian German
Austro-Bavarian German is a major Upper German dialect group spoken primarily in Austria and parts of Bavaria and South Tyrol, characterized by distinct phonology, vocabulary, and regional varieties.
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B.
Low German
Low German is a West Germanic language traditionally spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands, known for its distinct phonology and vocabulary that set it apart from Standard German.
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C.
Old High German
Old High German is the earliest recorded stage of the German language, spoken in parts of what is now Germany, Austria, and Switzerland roughly between the 6th and 11th centuries.
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D.
German
German is a West Germanic language widely spoken in Central Europe and used as an official language in several countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.
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E.
Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia is an administrative region in the German state of Bavaria, known for cities such as Nuremberg, Erlangen, and Fürth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Upper German dialect group
ⓘ
group of dialects ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Franconian dialects
ⓘ
Upper German ⓘ
surface form:
Swabian German
|
| glottocode | alem1243 ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Alsatian
ⓘ
Alemannic German self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
High Alemannic
Upper German ⓘ
surface form:
Highest Alemannic
Low Alemannic ⓘ Alemannic German self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Swabian German
Alemannic German self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Walser German
|
| hasEthnologueEntry | gsw ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinctive vowel systems compared to Standard German
ⓘ
lenition of plosives in many dialects ⓘ monophthongization of Middle High German diphthongs in many dialects ⓘ retention of certain Middle High German consonant clusters ⓘ use of diminutive suffix -li in many Swiss Alemannic dialects ⓘ |
| hasISOCode | gsw ⓘ |
| hasStandardForm | no fully standardized orthography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French in Alsace
ⓘ
Italian in border regions ⓘ New High German ⓘ
surface form:
Standard German
|
| ISOStandard |
ISO 639
ⓘ
surface form:
ISO 639-3
|
| languageBranch | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| languageGroup | High German ⓘ |
| languageSubbranch | West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith | Standard German for many speakers ⓘ |
| partOf | German language continuum ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Alsace
ⓘ
Austria ⓘ Baden-Württemberg ⓘ France ⓘ German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Liechtenstein ⓘ Liechtenstein ⓘ
surface form:
Principality of Liechtenstein
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ⓘ
surface form:
South Tyrol
Switzerland ⓘ Valleys of northern Italy ⓘ Vorarlberg ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
High German dialects
ⓘ
West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| usedAs |
national variety in Liechtenstein
ⓘ
regional language in Alsace ⓘ regional language in Baden-Württemberg ⓘ regional language in Vorarlberg ⓘ spoken vernacular in German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alemannic German Description of subject: Alemannic German is a group of Upper German dialects spoken primarily in parts of Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein.
Referenced by (161)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swabian German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Allgäu Swabian
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Swabian German
this entity surface form:
Swabian
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Swabian German
this entity surface form:
Swabian German
this entity surface form:
Swabian German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
subject surface form:
Winterthur
this entity surface form:
Zürich German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Alemannic–Swabian dialect area
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Swiss German
this entity surface form:
Alemannic German area
this entity surface form:
Zürich German
this entity surface form:
Zürich German dialect
this entity surface form:
Alemannic dialects
this entity surface form:
High Alemannic
this entity surface form:
Highest Alemannic
this entity surface form:
Zürich German
this entity surface form:
Highest Alemannic German
this entity surface form:
Kleinwalsertal German
this entity surface form:
Lötschental German
this entity surface form:
Goms German
this entity surface form:
Highest Alemannic German
this entity surface form:
Walliserdeutsch