Scripture in Swiss German
The New Testament is reported in Swiss German.
From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.
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Where Swiss German is spoken
- Austria
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
About Swiss German
- Language family
- Indo-European
- ISO 639-3 code
- gsw
- Glottocode
- swis1247
- Also known as
- Central Alemannic · German, Swiss · German, Swiss: Low Alemannisch
Dialects and varieties 28
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Swiss German as a whole.
- Alsace High AlemannicNo known Scripture
- Alsace Low AlemannicNo known Scripture
- Basel GermanNo known Scripture
- BerneseNo known Scripture
- Fribourg GermanNo known Scripture
- German, Swiss: AlsatianNo known Scripture
- German, Swiss: AppenzelNo known Scripture
- German, Swiss: BaselNo known Scripture
- German, Swiss: BernNo known Scripture
- German, Swiss: Graubuenden-GrisonsNo known Scripture
- German, Swiss: High AlemannischNo known Scripture
- German, Swiss: Low AlemannischNo known Scripture
- German, Swiss: LucerneNo known Scripture
- German, Swiss: ObwaldNo known Scripture
- German, Swiss: Saint GallenNo known Scripture
- German, Swiss: WallisNo known Scripture
- German, Swiss: ZurichNo known Scripture
- Graubenden-GrisonsNo known Scripture
- Lake Constance AlemannicNo known Scripture
- LiechtensteinischNo known Scripture
- Lower WallisNo known Scripture
- Luzern GermanNo known Scripture
- ObwaldNo known Scripture
- Schwarzwald Low AlemannicNo known Scripture
- St. GallenNo known Scripture
- Upper-Rhine AlemannicNo known Scripture
- VorarlbergischNo known Scripture
- Zürich GermanNo known Scripture
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
- Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
- Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained
Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.