Bavarian · Bavarian-Austrian
A large Upper German dialect group spoken across Bavaria and most of Austria, with distinctive vowel shifts and vocabulary far removed from Standard German.
- Approximate centre
- 48.14°, 11.57°
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DialectBairischA large Upper German dialect group spoken across Bavaria and most of Austria, with distinctive vowel shifts and vocabulary far removed from Standard German.DialectKölschA Ripuarian Central Franconian dialect spoken in Cologne and the surrounding Rhineland. Distinctive for its melodic intonation and rich local vocabulary.CompareBairisch vs BerlinerischAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of German and the dialects within it.