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The High Alemannic dialects are spoken in Liechtenstein and in most of German-speaking Switzerland (for instance Bernese German or Zürich German ) except for the Highest Alemannic dialects in the South and for the Low Alemannic Basel German dialect in the North West. They are also spoken in Southern Baden-Württemberg in Germany and in Vorarlberg in Austria . Therefore, High Alemannic must not be confused with Swiss German , which refers to all German dialects of Switzerland because of the special Diglossic situation of German-speaking Switzerland. FEATURES The distinctive feature of the High Alemannic dialects is the completion of the High German Consonant Shift , for instance ''chalt'' 'cold' vs. Low Alemannic and standard German 'kalt' . |
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