Upper German Explained

Upper German
Region:	Southern Germany, northern and central Switzerland, Austria, and northern Italy
Familycolor:	Indo-European
Fam1:	Indo-European
Fam2:	Germanic
Fam3:	West Germanic
Fam4:	High German
Child1:	Alemannic
Child2:	Austro-Bavarian
Child3:	Franconian

Upper German German: Oberdeutsch is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy.

Family tree

Upper German can be generally classified as Alemannic or Austro-Bavarian. However, there are several dialects in these two groups besides the more widespread versions of Alemannic and Austro-Bavarian.

Franconian German (German: Fränkisch, transition between Central and Upper German)
- East Franconian German (G: German: ''Ostfränkisch'', numbered 1 on the map, right)
  - Main-Franconian (G: German: ''Mainfränkisch'')
- South Franconian German (G: German: ''Südfränkisch'', numbered 2)
Alemannic German (G: German: ''Alemannisch'')3
- Swabian German (G: German: ''Schwäbisch'', spoken mostly in Swabia, numbered 3)
- Low Alemannic German (G: German: ''Niederalemannisch'', numbered 4)
  - Alsatian (Al & G: German: ''Elsässisch'', spoken in Alsace, France, numbered 5)
  - Alemán Coloniero (G & Spanish; Castilian: Alemán Coloniero, spoken in Venezuela)
  - Basel German (Baseldytsch: Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatian: ''Baslerdüütsch'', G: German: ''Baseldeutsch'')
- High Alemannic German (Al & G: German: ''Hochalemannisch'', numbered 6)
  - Bernese German (Bernese: Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatian: ''Bärndütsch'', G: German: ''Berndeutsch'')
  - Zürich German (G: German: ''Zürichdeutsch'', Zürich German: Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatian: ''Züritüütsch'')
- Highest Alemannic German (Al & G: German: ''Höchstalemannisch'', numbered 6)
  - Walliser German (G: German: ''Walliserdeutsch'' Walliser German: Wallisertitsch, spoken in the Wallis Canton of Switzerland)
    - Walser German (G: German: ''Walserdeutsch'')
Austro-Bavarian (A-B: ''Boarische Språch'', G: German: ''Bairisch'', spoken in Austria, Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy, and in Bavaria, Germany)
- Northern Austro-Bavarian (A-B: ''Nordboarisch'', G: German: ''Nordbairisch'', spoken in Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, numbered 7)
- Central Austro-Bavarian (A-B: ''Mittelboarisch'', G: German: ''Mittelbairisch'', spoken in Bavaria and Austria, numbered 8)
- Southern Austro-Bavarian (A-B: ''Südboarisch'', G: German: ''Südbairisch'', spoken in Austria and Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy)
- Cimbrian (G: German: ''Tzimbrisch'', Italian: lingua cimbra, spoken in northeastern Italy)
- Mócheno (It: Italian: lingua mòchena, spoken in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, in Italy)
- Hutterite German (G: German: Hutterisch, spoken in Canada and the United States)