Swiss German

Summary

Swiss German is a dialect^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (661 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swiss German is in the country of Switzerland^[3].
• Swiss German is in the country of Liechtenstein^[4].
• Swiss German's video is recorded as WIKITONGUES- Fabia speaking Swiss German.webm^[5].
• Swiss German's instance of is recorded as dialect^[6].
• Swiss German's instance of is recorded as spoken language^[7].
• Swiss German's instance of is recorded as dialect group^[8].
• Swiss German's instance of is recorded as modern language^[9].
• Swiss German's GND ID is recorded as 4116442-8^[10].
• Swiss German's subclass of is recorded as High Alemannic^[11].
• Swiss German's subclass of is recorded as German language in Switzerland^[12].
• Swiss German's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[13].
• Swiss German's IETF language tag is recorded as gsw-CH^[14].
• Swiss German's Commons category is recorded as Alemannic language in Switzerland^[15].
• Swiss German's Wikimedia language code is recorded as als^[16].
• Swiss German's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06rt9^[17].
• Swiss German's HDS ID is recorded as 024595^[18].
• Swiss German's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Swiss German language^[19].
• Swiss German's page banner is recorded as WV banner Greina.jpg^[20].
• Swiss German's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 437.9494^[21].
• Swiss German's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+4500000'}^[22].
• Swiss German's Glottolog code is recorded as swis1247^[23].
• Swiss German's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Swiss-German-language^[24].
• Swiss German's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'gsw', 'text': 'Schwyzertüütsch'}^[25].
• Swiss German's different from is recorded as Swiss High German^[26].
• Swiss German's indigenous to is recorded as Vorarlberg^[27].

Why It Matters

Swiss German ranks in the top 2% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (661 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]