X-Nico

unusual facts about German dialects


Bönnsch dialect

In German studies, the German dialects are characterized and compared to each other by means of the so-called Wenker sentences.



see also

Bavarian

Bavarian language, a group of closely related Upper German dialects

Beef on weck

Kümmel is the German word for caraway, and weck means "roll" in the south-western German dialects of the Baden and Swabia areas (northern Germans generally say Brötchen), although the kind of weck used for this sandwich in America tends to be much softer and fluffier than a standard German Kümmelbrötchen or Kümmelweck.

Central Germany

Central Germany (linguistics) is the region where the Central German dialects are spoken

High German consonant shift

Whereas some are found only in the southern parts of Alemannic (which includes Swiss German) or Bavarian (which includes Austrian), most are found throughout the Upper German area, and some spread on into the Central German dialects.

Hunsrückisch dialect

Throughout its almost 200-year history in Southern Brazil and Espírito Santo, Hunsrückisch has been greatly influenced by other German dialects such as Pomeranian, Swabian, and Austro-Bavarian, by other immigrant languages, and by Portuguese.

Middle German

Central German (Mitteldeutsch), the general term for dialects in Central Germany - the northernmost High German dialects.