Alemannic German

Alemannic
Alemannic
Pronunciation	[alɛˈman(ː)ɪʃ] ⓘ
Native to	Liechtenstein, parts of Switzerland, parts of Austria, Germany, France, United States, Venezuela
Native speakers	7,162,000 (2004–2012)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Elbe Germanic High German Upper German Alemannic; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin, Historically Elder Futhark
Language codes
ISO 639-2	gsw
ISO 639-3	Variously:; gct – Colonia Tovar; gsw – Alsatian & Swiss German; swg – Swabian; wae – Walser
Glottolog	alem1243
IETF	gsw
	Blue indicates the traditional distribution area of Western Upper German (=Alemannic) dialects.
	Alemannic is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Alemannic, or rarely Alemannish (Alemannisch, [alɛˈman(ː)ɪʃ] ^ⓘ), is a group of High German dialects. The name derives from the ancient Germanic tribal confederation known as the Alemanni ("all men").

^ Colonia Tovar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Alsatian & Swiss German at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Swabian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Walser at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ "Swiss German / Alemannic / Alsatian". IANA language subtag registry. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[e18-1] Colonia Tovar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Alsatian & Swiss German at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Swabian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Walser at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[wikidata-49dfe1e30e56faf5584672d1f5ed73c6db02301d-v20-2] "Swiss German / Alemannic / Alsatian". IANA language subtag registry. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

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