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=List of German Dialects, Forms, and Offshots= | =List of German Dialects, Forms, and Offshots= | ||
* | *Standard German | ||
**[[Old High German]] | **[[Old High German]] | ||
**[[Middle High German]] | **[[Middle High German]] | ||
**[[High German]] | |||
*[[Upper German]] | *[[Upper German]] | ||
*[[Alemannic]] | *[[Alemannic]] | ||
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**[[Old Saxon]] (Old Low German) | **[[Old Saxon]] (Old Low German) | ||
**[[Middle Low German]] | **[[Middle Low German]] | ||
* | *Directly related to Low German | ||
**[[Old Dutch]] | **[[Old Dutch]] | ||
**[[Middle Dutch]] | **[[Middle Dutch]] | ||
**[[Dutch]] | |||
***[[Flemish]] | |||
***[[Afrikaans]] | |||
Revision as of 12:43, 26 August 2008
German is the language spoken in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. It is has had several different stages and different dialects.
German and its variations and offshoots are all West Germanic languages, in the larger group of Germanic.
List of German Dialects, Forms, and Offshots
- Standard German
- Upper German
- Alemannic
- Bavarian
- Low German (Also known as Flat German or Low Saxon)
- Old Saxon (Old Low German)
- Middle Low German
- Directly related to Low German
