Swabian

SWG

developing

Alternate Names: Schwäbisch, Schwaebisch, Suabian

Dialects: None known. A variety of Alemannic ,. More distinct than Bavarian , from Standard German ,. 40% inherently intelligible of Standard German (estimate). Swabian of the Black Forest is different from Swabian in the Alb (Kloss 1978).

Genealogy:

Indo-European
Germanic
West
High German
German
Upper German
Alemannic

Demographics: 819,000 (2006). Ethnic population: 820,000 (2000).

Language Use: Also use Standard German [deu].

Language Development: Dictionary. Bible: 2009.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Germany