Standard German · Standard High German · Schriftdeutsch
The codified standard variety of German used in education, media, and administration across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Based on the High German consonant shift and a written norm dating to Luther; the spoken standard is conventionally associated with the Hanover region of Lower Saxony.
Кластер высокоалеманнских разновидностей, распространённых в немецкоязычной Швейцарии. Для большинства неговорящих по-швейцарски слушателей взаимно непонятны со стандартным немецким.