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41 relations: Alemannic German, Brünig-Napf-Reuss line, Canton of Aargau, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, Canton of Basel-Stadt, Canton of Bern, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Glarus, Canton of Grisons, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Nidwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Canton of Schaffhausen, Canton of Solothurn, Canton of St. Gallen, Canton of Thurgau, Canton of Uri, Canton of Valais, Canton of Zürich, Canton of Zug, Geographical distribution of German speakers, German language, High Alemannic German, Highest Alemannic German, Italian language, Languages of Switzerland, Low Alemannic German, Middle Ages, Reformation in Switzerland, Romandy, Romansh language, Samnaun, Schwyz, Swiss Alps, Swiss German, Swiss Plateau, Swiss Standard German, Switzerland, Walhaz.
Alemannic German
Alemannic (German) is a group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family.
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Brünig-Napf-Reuss line
The Brünig-Napf-Reuss line forms a geographical boundary in traditional Swiss culture (Kulturgrenze).
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Canton of Aargau
The canton of Aargau (German: Kanton; sometimes anglicized Argovia; see also other names) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland.
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Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
The canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden (in English sometimes Appenzell Outer Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland.
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Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden
The canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden (in English sometimes Appenzell Inner-Rhodes) is the smallest canton of Switzerland by population and the second smallest by area, with canton of Basel-City being the smallest.
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Canton of Basel-Landschaft
The canton of Basel-Landschaft (Kanton Basel-Landschaft, canton of Basel-Country, canton de Bâle-Campagne, Cantone di Basilea Campagna; informally: Baselland, Baselbiet), is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland.
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Canton of Basel-Stadt
The canton of Basel-Stadt (Kanton Basel-Stadt, canton of Basel-City, canton de Bâle-Ville, Cantone di Basilea Città) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland, and the smallest of the cantons by area.
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Canton of Bern
The canton of Bern (Bern, canton de Berne) is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population.
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Canton of Fribourg
The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Friburg (canton de Fribourg, Freiburg) is located in western Switzerland.
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Canton of Glarus
The canton of Glarus, also canton of Glaris (ˈɡlarʊs) is a canton in east central Switzerland.
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Canton of Grisons
The canton of (the) Grisons, or canton of Graubünden is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland.
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Canton of Lucerne
The canton of Lucerne (Kanton Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland.
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Canton of Nidwalden
The canton of Nidwalden, also canton of Nidwald (ˈnidˌvaldən) is a canton of Switzerland.
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Canton of Obwalden
The canton of Obwalden, also canton of Obwald (ˈɔbˌvaldən) is a canton of Switzerland.
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Canton of Schaffhausen
The canton of Schaffhausen, also canton of Schaffouse (Schaffhausen) is the northernmost canton of Switzerland.
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Canton of Solothurn
The canton of Solothurn, also canton of Soleure (German) is a canton of Switzerland.
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Canton of St. Gallen
The canton of St.
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Canton of Thurgau
The canton of Thurgau (German:, anglicized as Thurgovia) is a northeast canton of Switzerland.
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Canton of Uri
The canton of Uri (German: Kanton) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and a founding member of the Swiss Confederation.
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Canton of Valais
The canton of Valais (Kanton Wallis) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland, situated in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps.
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Canton of Zürich
The canton of Zürich (Kanton) has a population (as of) of.
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Canton of Zug
The canton of Zug (also canton of Zoug; De-Zug.ogg) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland.
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Geographical distribution of German speakers
In addition to the German-speaking area (Deutscher Sprachraum) in Europe, German-speaking minorities are present in many countries and on all six inhabited continents.
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German language
German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe.
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High Alemannic German
High Alemannic is a dialect of Alemannic German spoken in the westernmost Austrian state of Voralberg, on the border with Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
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Highest Alemannic German
Highest Alemannic (Hegschtalemannisch) is a branch of Alemannic German and is often considered to be part of the German language, even though mutual intelligibility with Standard German and other non-Alemannic German dialects is very limited.
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Italian language
Italian (or lingua italiana) is a Romance language.
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Languages of Switzerland
The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian and Romansh.
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Low Alemannic German
Low Alemannic (Niederalemannisch) is a branch of Alemannic German, which is part of Upper German.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.
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Reformation in Switzerland
The Protestant Reformation in Switzerland was promoted initially by Huldrych Zwingli, who gained the support of the magistrate (Mark Reust) and population of Zürich in the 1520s.
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Romandy
Romandy (la Romandie)Before World War I, the term French Switzerland (Suisse française) was. is the French-speaking part of western Switzerland. In 2010, about 1.9 million people, or 24.4% of the Swiss population, lived in Romandy. The bulk of romand population lives in the Arc Lémanique region along Lake Geneva, connecting Geneva, Vaud and the Lower Valais.
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Romansh language
Romansh (also spelled Romansch, Rumantsch, or Romanche; Romansh:, rumàntsch, or) is a Romance language spoken predominantly in the southeastern Swiss canton of Grisons (Graubünden), where it has official status alongside German and Italian.
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Samnaun
Samnaun (Samignun) is a high Alpine village and a valley at the eastern end of Switzerland and a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
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Schwyz
The town of Schwyz (Schwytz; Svitto) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
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Swiss Alps
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps (Schweizer Alpen, Alpes suisses, Alpi svizzere, Alps svizras), represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.
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Swiss German
Swiss German (Standard German: Schweizerdeutsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch Mundart,Because of the many different dialects, and because there is no defined orthography for any of them, many different spellings can be found. and others) is any of the Alemannic dialects spoken in the German-speaking part of Switzerland and in some Alpine communities in Northern Italy bordering Switzerland.
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Swiss Plateau
The Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau (Schweizer Mittelland; plateau suisse; altopiano svizzero) is one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland alongside the Jura Mountains and the Swiss Alps.
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Swiss Standard German
Swiss Standard German (Schweizer Standarddeutsch), or Swiss High German (Schweizer Hochdeutsch or Schweizerhochdeutsch), referred to by the Swiss as Schriftdeutsch, or Hochdeutsch, is the written form of one of four official languages in Switzerland, besides French, Italian and Romansh.
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Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.
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Walhaz
*Walhaz is a reconstructed Proto-Germanic word meaning "foreigner", "stranger", "Roman", "Romance-speaker", or "Celtic-speaker".
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German-speaking_Switzerland
