SWG ISO 639-3
Swabian
Schwäbisch Autonym
A language of Germany
- ISO 639
- swg
- Alternate Names
- Schwaebisch, Suabian
- Autonym
- Schwäbisch
- Population
- Ethnic population: 820,000 (2000).
- Location:
- Baden-Württemberg state; Bayern state: Schwaben area.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic
- Dialects
- Central Swabian (Mittelschwäbisch), Southwest Swabian (Südwestschwäbisch), East Swabian (Ostschwäbisch). A variety of Alemannic [gsw]. More distinct than Bavarian [bar] from Standard German [deu]. 40% inherently intelligible of Standard German (estimate). Swabian of the Black Forest is different from Swabian in the Alb (Kloss 1978).
- Language Use
- Also use Standard German [deu].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Bible: 2009.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Swabian
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Tyrol state: Reutte district, Reutte town area.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Austria
Language Name
Swabian
Map
Location: Baden-Württemberg state; Bayern state: Schwaben area.
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