Swabian
A language of Germany
| Population | 819,000 (2006). Ethnic population: 820,168 (2000). |
| Region | Southwest, Wuerttemberg; east Baden-Wuerttemberg; Schwaben; west Bavaria. |
| Alternate names | Schwäbisch, Schwaebisch, Suabian |
| Dialects | A variety of Highest Alemannisch [gsw]. More distinct than Bavarian [bar] from Standard German. 40% inherently intelligible with Standard German (estimate). Swabian of the Black Forest is different from Swabian in the Alb (Kloss 1978). |
| Classification | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic |
| Language use | Also use Standard German. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Bible portions. |
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