Banat Swabian dialect

E284559

The Banat Swabian dialect is a regional variety of German historically spoken by ethnic German communities in the Banat region of Central and Eastern Europe.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Banat Swabian dialect canonical 1
Banater Schwäbisch 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German dialect
West Germanic language variety
associatedWith Habsburg colonization policies in Banat
associatedWithEthnicGroup Banat Swabians
closelyRelatedTo Swabian dialects of Württemberg
other Danube Swabian dialects
developedFrom Swabian German spoken by settlers from southwestern Germany
distinctFrom Standard German
other Swabian dialects in Germany
hasAlternativeName Banat Schwäbisch
Banat Swabian dialect
surface form: Banater Schwäbisch
hasAncestor Early New High German
Swabian dialect of German
hasFeature influence from Romanian
influence from surrounding South Slavic languages
lexical borrowings from Hungarian
phonological features similar to Swabian German
regional lexical particularities distinct from Standard German
hasSociolinguisticSituation often replaced by majority languages among younger generations
historicallySpokenBy Banat Swabians
ethnic Germans in Banat
historicalPeriod 18th century colonization of Banat
influencedBy Croatian
surface form: Croatian language

Hungarian language
Romanian language
Serbian language
languageBranch West Germanic languages
languageFamily Germanic languages
Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages
originatedFrom migration of German settlers to Banat
partOf German
surface form: German language
region Central Europe
Eastern Europe
spokenIn Banat
surface form: Banat region

Hungary
Romania
Serbia
status declining number of native speakers
endangered
subclassOf High German dialect
Alemannic German
surface form: Swabian German
usedBy German-speaking minority in Banat
usedIn oral communication in Banat Swabian communities
usedInDiaspora Banat Swabian communities in Austria
Banat Swabian communities in Germany
Banat Swabian communities in North America
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Banat Swabians languageTraditionallySpoken Banat Swabian dialect
Banat Swabian dialect hasAlternativeName Banat Swabian dialect
this entity surface form: Banater Schwäbisch