Alemannic German

Alemannic
Alemannic
Alemannish
Alemannisch
Pronunciation	[alɛˈman(ː)ɪʃ] ⓘ
Native to	Switzerland: entire German-speaking part, except for the town of Samnaun.; Germany: most of Baden-Württemberg and Bavarian Swabia.; Austria: Vorarlberg and some parts of Tyrol.; Liechtenstein: entire country.; France: most of Alsace.; Italy: some parts of Aosta Valley and northern Piedmont; United States: Amish in Allen, Switzerland and Daviess Counties in Indiana.; Venezuela: Alemán Coloniero
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 – Swiss German and Alsatian; 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").

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