Upper German

E60296
High German dialect group group of dialects

Upper German is a major group of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and parts of neighboring countries.

Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf High German dialect group →
group of dialects →
distinguishedBy High German consonant shift →
stronger consonant shift than Central German →
distinguishedFrom Central German →
Low German →
glottologCode uppe1397 →
hasCharacteristic forms dialect continuum with Central German →
often not mutually intelligible with Low German →
significant regional variation →
hasPart Alemannic German →
Austro-Bavarian →
Bavarian dialects →
East Franconian German →
High Alemannic →
Highest Alemannic →
Low Alemannic →
South Franconian German →
Swabian German →
Yiddish (historical basis) →
historicalDevelopmentFrom Middle High German →
Old High German →
influenced Standard German (partly) →
languageBranch Germanic languages →
languageFamily Indo-European languages →
languageGroup High German →
languageSubbranch West Germanic languages →
partOf German language continuum →
spokenIn Alsace →
Austria →
Baden-Württemberg →
Bavaria →
Liechtenstein →
Lorraine →
South Tyrol →
Switzerland →
eastern Switzerland →
northern Italy →
parts of Czech Republic →
parts of Slovenia →
southern Germany →
western Austria →
status primarily spoken, not standardized →
subclassOf High German →
West Germanic languages →
usedFor everyday spoken communication →
writingSystem Latin script →
Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alemannic German ("Swabian German") →
closelyRelatedTo
High German consonant shift →
definesSubgroup
Central German languages →
distinguishedFrom
Alemannic German ("Highest Alemannic") →
hasDialect
German →
hasDialectGroup
High German →
hasPart
East Franconian ("Upper German dialects") →
isTransitionalBetween
Austro-Bavarian German →
partOf
East Franconian →
sharesFeatureWith
Central German languages →
transitionalBetween
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