Relating to the Alemannic language, peoples, or dialects spoken in southwestern Germany, Alsace, and neighboring regions.
From Alamanni with the suffix -ic. Refers especially to the Alemannic dialect group, a major subdivision of High German spoken since medieval times.
Alemannic dialects are so different from standard German that speakers use them as identity markers—some Alsatians felt so tied to Alemannic that they opposed French rule!
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