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It is not German, but Alemannic.

• Pooge 2y ago
  I'm sorry if this sounds offensive or derogatory. But as a Swiss person, I've never heard anyone call it "Alemannic". Whether it be foreigners, Swiss-French speakers or Swiss-German speakers, everyone called it "German".
  • slater 2y ago
    Probably making a distinction between high german and swiss german. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alemannic_German https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alemannic_German
  • computerthings 2y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_German https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_German > Swiss German (Standard German: Schweizerdeutsch, Alemannic German: Schwiizerdütsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch Mundart, and others; Romansh: Svizzers Tudestg) is any of the Alemannic dialects spoken in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, and in some Alpine communities in Northern Italy bordering Switzerland. All Swiss-German is an Alemannic dialect, not all Alemannic dialects are Swiss-German, is how I'd interpret that.
    • atq2119 2y ago
      Right, but it's still German. So the statement "It's not German, but Alemannic" is just plain false.