Berlin German · Berlinisch
The urban dialect of Berlin and surrounding Brandenburg. Mixes Low German substrate with Standard German, famous for its dry humour and clipped delivery.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 52.52°, 13.40°
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Berlinerisch vs Wienerisch
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Viennese
The urban Bavarian dialect of Vienna, layered with Yiddish, Czech, and Italian loanwords from the city's long Habsburg history.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 48.21°, 16.37°
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DialectBerlinerischThe urban dialect of Berlin and surrounding Brandenburg. Mixes Low German substrate with Standard German, famous for its dry humour and clipped delivery.DialectWienerischThe urban Bavarian dialect of Vienna, layered with Yiddish, Czech, and Italian loanwords from the city's long Habsburg history.CompareBairisch vs BerlinerischAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of German and the dialects within it.