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unusual facts about Upper German


Austrian hip hop

Many Austrian hip hop artists use their mothertongue Upper German dialects when rapping – while some do so to stay "real", others deliberately distinguish themselves from the German rap scene by doing so.


Mòcheno language

Mòcheno is an Upper German variety spoken in three towns of the Mocheni Valley (German: Fersental, Italian: Valle del Fersina, Mòcheno: Bersntol), in Trentino, northeastern Italy.


see also

Alemannic

Alemannic German, a dialect family in the Upper German branch of the German languages and its speakers

Bavarian

Bavarian language, a group of closely related Upper German dialects

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.