Bernese German

Bernese German
Bärndütsch
Pronunciation[ˈb̥ærnd̥ytʃ]
Native toCanton of Bern
Latin script
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologbern1242
IETFgsw-u-sd-chbe

Bernese German (Standard German: Berndeutsch, Alemannic German: Bärndütsch) is the dialect of High Alemannic German spoken in the Swiss plateau (Mittelland) part of the canton of Bern and in some neighbouring regions. A form of Bernese German is spoken by the Swiss Amish affiliation of the Old Order Amish in Adams County, Indiana, United States, as well as and other settlements in the US, primarily in Indiana.