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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Bairisch vs Texas German
Compare two dialects of German side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Texasdeutsch
An endangered German enclave variety spoken by descendants of nineteenth-century German settlers in central Texas, especially around New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, and the Hill Country. It preserves older German features while reflecting long contact with American English.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 29.70°, -98.12°
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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.DialectTexas GermanAn endangered German enclave variety spoken by descendants of nineteenth-century German settlers in central Texas, especially around New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, and the Hill Country. It preserves older German features while reflecting long contact with American English.CompareBairisch vs BerlinerischAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of German and the dialects within it.