{"id":145568,"date":"2022-07-11T15:30:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T15:30:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:30:06","slug":"what-language-is-bernese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/","title":{"rendered":"What language is Bernese?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#What_language_is_Bernese\" title=\"What language is Bernese?\">What language is Bernese?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Why_is_Swiss_German_different_to_German\" title=\"Why is Swiss German different to German?\">Why is Swiss German different to German?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Can_Swiss_understand_German\" title=\"Can Swiss understand German?\">Can Swiss understand German?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Is_Swiss_German_a_language\" title=\"Is Swiss German a language?\">Is Swiss German a language?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#What_country_speaks_Bernese\" title=\"What country speaks Bernese?\">What country speaks Bernese?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Is_Swiss_German_a_written_language\" title=\"Is Swiss German a written language?\">Is Swiss German a written language?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Is_there_a_difference_between_German_and_Swiss_German\" title=\"Is there a difference between German and Swiss German?\">Is there a difference between German and Swiss German?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Is_German_and_Swiss_same\" title=\"Is German and Swiss same?\">Is German and Swiss same?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Can_Swiss_speak_standard_German\" title=\"Can Swiss speak standard German?\">Can Swiss speak standard German?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Is_Swiss_and_German_language_similar\" title=\"Is Swiss and German language similar?\">Is Swiss and German language similar?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Can_Germans_speak_Swiss_German\" title=\"Can Germans speak Swiss German?\">Can Germans speak Swiss German?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#How_many_Swiss_can_speak_German\" title=\"How many Swiss can speak German?\">How many Swiss can speak German?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Is_Swiss_German_considered_a_language\" title=\"Is Swiss German considered a language?\">Is Swiss German considered a language?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Is_Swiss_German_different_than_German\" title=\"Is Swiss German different than German?\">Is Swiss German different than German?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#What_is_Swiss_German_language_called\" title=\"What is Swiss German language called?\">What is Swiss German language called?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#What_is_Swiss_German_called\" title=\"What is Swiss German called?\">What is Swiss German called?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Is_Swiss_and_German_the_same\" title=\"Is Swiss and German the same?\">Is Swiss and German the same?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Is_Swiss_German_High_German\" title=\"Is Swiss German High German?\">Is Swiss German High German?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Can_a_German_person_understand_Swiss_German\" title=\"Can a German person understand Swiss German?\">Can a German person understand Swiss German?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Is_Swiss_German_written_different\" title=\"Is Swiss German written different?\">Is Swiss German written different?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Is_written_Swiss_German_same_as_German\" title=\"Is written Swiss German same as German?\">Is written Swiss German same as German?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#What_is_the_Swiss_German_language_called\" title=\"What is the Swiss German language called?\">What is the Swiss German language called?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#How_different_are_Swiss_German_and_German\" title=\"How different are Swiss German and German?\">How different are Swiss German and German?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Is_Swiss_German_the_same_language_as_German\" title=\"Is Swiss German the same language as German?\">Is Swiss German the same language as German?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-language-is-bernese\/#Are_German_and_Swiss_German_different\" title=\"Are German and Swiss German different?\">Are German and Swiss German different?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_language_is_Bernese\"><\/span>What language is Bernese?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Bernese German (Standard German: Berndeutsch, Alemannic German: Bxe4rndxfctsch) is the dialect of High Alemannic German spoken in the Swiss plateau (Mittelland) part of the canton of Bern and in some neighbouring regions.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_Swiss_German_different_to_German\"><\/span>Why is Swiss German different to German?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Swiss German is distinguished from Standard German by what are referred to as Helvetisms: <b>specific vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax that are unique to Switzerland. The differences are significant enough that people from Germany need subtitles to understand Swiss German television.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_Swiss_understand_German\"><\/span>Can Swiss understand German?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Swiss Standard German is fully understandable to all Standard German speakers, while most people in Germany do not understand Swiss German.<\/b>Swiss GermanIETFgsw-CH11 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Swiss_German_a_language\"><\/span>Is Swiss German a language?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Swiss German language, German Schweizer Deutsch, Swiss German Schwyzertxfctsch, collective name for the great variety of Alemannic (Upper German) dialects spoken in Switzerland north of the boundary between the Romance and Germanic languages, in Liechtenstein, in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg, and in parts of Baden <\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_country_speaks_Bernese\"><\/span>What country speaks Bernese?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bernese is a <b>Swiss German dialect spoken not only in Switzerland today, but also in seemingly unexpected places such as the state of Ohio, USA and Misiones, Argentina. In both of these locations, descendants of Swiss German immigrants are still speaking the language of their ancestors.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Swiss_German_a_written_language\"><\/span>Is Swiss German a written language?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Standard German is normally used only for written language and for the national broadcast news. Yet many Swiss also write in Swiss German to each other, spelling the words the way they pronounce them. But <b>there is no official Swiss German written language<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_a_difference_between_German_and_Swiss_German\"><\/span>Is there a difference between German and Swiss German?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Swiss German is distinguished from Standard German by what are referred to as Helvetisms: specific vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax that are unique to Switzerland. The differences are significant enough that people from Germany need subtitles to understand Swiss German television.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_German_and_Swiss_same\"><\/span>Is German and Swiss same?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Swiss German is the dialect of the standardized German language that is spoken in some 65% of Switzerland. <b>It is very similar to the German language, but with notable differences in phonology, grammar and vocabulary<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_Swiss_speak_standard_German\"><\/span>Can Swiss speak standard German?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Attitude to spoken Swiss Standard German <b>Most German Swiss can speak fluent Swiss Standard German, but may or may not like doing so, as it feels stilted and unnatural to many.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Swiss_and_German_language_similar\"><\/span>Is Swiss and German language similar?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Swiss German is the dialect of the standardized German language that is spoken in some 65% of Switzerland. <b>It is very similar to the German language, but with notable differences in phonology, grammar and vocabulary<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_Germans_speak_Swiss_German\"><\/span>Can Germans speak Swiss German?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One now meets Germans everywhere in the German part of Switzerland. They present a new cultural and linguistic challenge &#8211; mostly because <b>they dont speak Swiss German. There are classes, books and CDs for learning Swiss German dialect, so if you really want to, there is no obstacle to it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_Swiss_can_speak_German\"><\/span>How many Swiss can speak German?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nevertheless, in 2017, <b>11.1%, or about 920,600 of the Swiss residents speak Standard German (Hochdeutsch) at home, but this statistic is probably mainly due to German (and Austrian) immigrants.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Swiss_German_considered_a_language\"><\/span>Is Swiss German considered a language?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>It is not a single language but a collection of distinct Alemmanic dialects. Most people living in German-speaking Switzerland speak a Swiss-German dialect. Swiss German is the default language of everyday life and is spoken by all, regardless of their social class.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Swiss_German_different_than_German\"><\/span>Is Swiss German different than German?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Swiss German is distinguished from Standard German by what are referred to as Helvetisms: specific vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax that are unique to Switzerland. The differences are significant enough that people from Germany need subtitles to understand Swiss German television.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Swiss_German_language_called\"><\/span>What is Swiss German language called?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Swiss German language, <b>German Schweizer Deutsch, Swiss German Schwyzertxfctsch, collective name for the great variety of Alemannic (Upper German) dialects spoken in Switzerland north of the boundary between the Romance and Germanic languages, in Liechtenstein, in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg, and in parts of Baden <\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Swiss_German_called\"><\/span>What is Swiss German called?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Swiss Standard German (German: Schweizer Standarddeutsch), or Swiss High German (German: Schweizer Hochdeutsch or Schweizerhochdeutsch), referred to by the Swiss as Schriftdeutsch, or Hochdeutsch, is the written form of one of four official languages in Switzerland, besides French, Italian and Romansh.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Swiss_and_German_the_same\"><\/span>Is Swiss and German the same?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Swiss German is distinguished from Standard German by what are referred to as Helvetisms: specific vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax that are unique to Switzerland. The differences are significant enough that people from Germany need subtitles to understand Swiss German television.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Swiss_German_High_German\"><\/span>Is Swiss German High German?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Vowels and diphthongs.Standard GermanSwiss GermanEnglishheutehxfcttoday2 more rowsx26bull;27-Apr-2021<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_German_person_understand_Swiss_German\"><\/span>Can a German person understand Swiss German?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The dialects of Swiss German must not be confused with Swiss Standard German, the variety of Standard German used in Switzerland. Swiss Standard German is fully understandable to all Standard German speakers, while <b>most people in Germany do not understand Swiss German<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Swiss_German_written_different\"><\/span>Is Swiss German written different?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Swiss German is distinguished from Standard German by what are referred to as Helvetisms: specific vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax that are unique to Switzerland. The differences are significant enough that people from Germany need subtitles to understand Swiss German television.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_written_Swiss_German_same_as_German\"><\/span>Is written Swiss German same as German?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Swiss German language, <b>German Schweizer Deutsch, Swiss German Schwyzertxfctsch, collective name for the great variety of Alemannic (Upper German) dialects spoken in Switzerland north of the boundary between the Romance and Germanic languages, in Liechtenstein, in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg, and in parts of Baden <\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Swiss_German_language_called\"><\/span>What is the Swiss German language called?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The dialects of Swiss German must not be confused with Swiss Standard German, the variety of Standard German used in Switzerland. Swiss Standard German is fully understandable to all Standard German speakers, while <b>most people in Germany do not understand Swiss German<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_different_are_Swiss_German_and_German\"><\/span>How different are Swiss German and German?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Swiss German is distinguished from Standard German by what are referred to as Helvetisms: specific vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax that are unique to Switzerland. The differences are significant enough that people from Germany need subtitles to understand Swiss German television.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Swiss_German_the_same_language_as_German\"><\/span>Is Swiss German the same language as German?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Swiss Standard German is a variety of Standard German (the one spoken across Germany), and is taught to Swiss children from the age of 6. It is the written form of the official German spoken in Switzerland. As most people speak in the dialect of their region, you wont hear much Swiss Standard German.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_German_and_Swiss_German_different\"><\/span>Are German and Swiss German different?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Swiss Standard German is fully understandable to all Standard German speakers, while most people in Germany do not understand Swiss German.<\/b>Swiss GermanIETFgsw-CH11 more rows<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What language is Bernese?Why is Swiss German different to German?Can Swiss understand German?Is Swiss German a language?What country speaks Bernese?Is Swiss German a written language?Is there a difference between German and Swiss German?Is German and Swiss same?Can Swiss speak standard German?Is Swiss and German language similar?Can Germans speak Swiss German?How many Swiss&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145568"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145568\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}