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Swabian ( German: Schwäbisch [ˈʃvɛːbɪʃ] ⓘ) is one of the dialect groups of Upper German, sometimes one of the dialect groups of Alemannic German (in the broad sense), [5] that belong to the High German dialect continuum.
Swabians ( German: Schwabenpronounced [ˈʃvaːbn̩] ⓘ, singular Schwabe) are a Germanic speaking people who are native to the ethnocultural and linguistic region of Swabia, which is now mostly divided between the modern states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, in southwestern Germany. [1]
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Swabian is a West Germanic language, or a group of Alemannic German dialects, spoken mainly in southern Germany in central and southeastern Baden-Württemberg and southwest Bavaria. This region is historically known as Swabia and was once the Duchy of Swabia. In the year 2000 there were about 820,000 speakers of Swabian.
Swabia [nb 1] is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany. The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of Swabia, one of the German stem duchies, representing the historic settlement area of the two Germanic tribes named Alemanni and Suebi .
Swabian is one of the dialect groups of Upper German, sometimes one of the dialect groups of Alemannic German, that belong to the High German dialect continuum. It is mainly spoken in Swabia, which is located in central and southeastern Baden-Württemberg and the southwest of Bavaria.
Nov 1, 2021 · Swabian is part of Upper German, and belongs to the small group of Alemannic dialects. This group also includes Swiss German and the Alsatian that is spoken in Eastern France. What unites these dialects the most is the transition from monopthongs to dipthongs, or single to double sounds.
