Thread: [Learn] Swiss German or High German
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Old 07.11.2007, 18:53
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Re: Swiss German or High German
I thought there were a few inaccuracies in what they were saying, but this one is particularly worthy of note:
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93.3% of German speakers in Switzerland speak a Swiss German dialect, and 66.4% speak dialect only, and no high German (1990 census).
I don't believe that in 1990 two thirds of German speakers only spoke SG and had no HG. Anyone know any better .
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I came across interesting web site for world languages and here is a description of "Schwyzerdütsch" and its usage:
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=gsw
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