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Swiss German

Speech parts

1. Swiss German - Noun

2. Swiss German - Adjective

3. Swiss German - Proper noun

Meaning

The varieties of Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland.

(loosely) Any local form of the German language used in Switzerland; Swiss Standard German.

Swiss German (plural Swiss Germans)

A German-speaking person from Switzerland.

Pertaining to the German-speaking part of Switzerland.

Of or relating to one or all of the languages.

Swiss-German

Alternative form of Swiss German

Swiss-German (plural Swiss-Germans)

Alternative form of Swiss German

Swiss-German (comparative more Swiss-German, superlative most Swiss-German)

Alternative form of Swiss German

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Alternative names

Swiss-German

Examples

Bergen (2001) found the following patterns in a study of eight native-speaking children, aged 6 to 14, who were bilingual in Hebrew (two siblings), Slovak (two siblings), French, Swiss German, Russian, and Croatian. Source: Internet

For all dialects, there are idioms spoken outside Switzerland that are more closely related to them than some Swiss German dialects. Source: Internet

In 2013, the languages most spoken at home among permanent residents aged 15 and older were Swiss German (60.1%), French (23.4%), Standard German (10.1%), and Italian (8.4%). Source: Internet

He soon was fluent in both languages and showing proficiency for Swiss German. Source: Internet

However, most children still acquire Romansh through the school system, which has retained Romansh as the primary language of instruction, even though Swiss German is more widely spoken inside the home. Source: Internet

Liver 2009, p. 143 A more recent word is la natelnumra 'the cell phone number', which follows the word order of Swiss German Natelnummer, and is found alongside la numra da natel. Source: Internet

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