Swiss Germans
E57649
Swiss Germans are a German-speaking ethnic subgroup primarily inhabiting the German-speaking regions of Switzerland, distinguished by their Alemannic dialects and Swiss cultural identity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German-speaking Switzerland | 1 |
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-speaking people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWithCanton |
Canton of Aargau
ⓘ
surface form:
Aargau
canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden ⓘ
surface form:
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden ⓘ
surface form:
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft ⓘ Basel-Stadt NERFINISHED ⓘ Bern ⓘ Glarus ⓘ Grisons ⓘ
surface form:
Graubünden (German-speaking areas)
Lucerne ⓘ canton of Nidwalden ⓘ
surface form:
Nidwalden
Unterwalden ⓘ
surface form:
Obwalden
Schaffhausen ⓘ Schwyz ⓘ Solothurn ⓘ St. Gallen ⓘ Thurgau ⓘ Uri ⓘ Zug ⓘ Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Basel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bern ⓘ Lausanne (German-speaking minority) ⓘ Lucerne ⓘ St. Gallen ⓘ Winterthur ⓘ Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Swiss citizens ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Romansh people
ⓘ
Swiss French ⓘ Swiss Italians ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| culture |
German-Swiss culture
ⓘ
Swiss culture ⓘ |
| custom |
Alphorn music
ⓘ
Alpine traditions ⓘ Fasnacht ⓘ Schwingen ⓘ Yodeling ⓘ |
| demographicRole | largest linguistic community in Switzerland ⓘ |
| dialect |
Alemannic German
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel German
Alemannic German ⓘ
surface form:
Bernese German
High Alemannic ⓘ Alemannic German ⓘ
surface form:
Highest Alemannic
Alemannic German ⓘ
surface form:
Lucerne German
Alemannic German ⓘ
surface form:
St. Gallen German
Alemannic German ⓘ
surface form:
Zurich German
|
| dialectGroup | Alemannic German ⓘ |
| economicRole | dominant in Swiss economy ⓘ |
| ethnicity | German ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageOrigin |
Alemannic tribes
ⓘ
Old High German ⓘ |
| identity |
distinct from Austrians
ⓘ
distinct from Germans in Germany ⓘ |
| language |
German
ⓘ
Swiss German ⓘ |
| legalLanguageStatus | use Standard German as official written language ⓘ |
| majorityStatus | linguistic majority in Switzerland ⓘ |
| nationalContext | one of the four major language groups in Switzerland ⓘ |
| politicalSystem |
Swiss cantons
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss federalism
|
| region |
Bernese Mittelland
ⓘ
Central Switzerland ⓘ Eastern Switzerland ⓘ German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ northwestern Switzerland ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern Switzerland
Swiss Plateau ⓘ Zurich ⓘ
surface form:
Zurich metropolitan area
|
| religion |
Irreligion
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spokenVsWritten | use Swiss German mainly as spoken language ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Germans ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
German-speaking Switzerland