Upper German

Upper German (German:  Oberdeutsch (info • help)) is a variant of High German dialects.

Upper German
Oberdeutsch
Geographic distribution:	Southern Germany, northern and central Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Northern Italy (South Tyrol), France (Alsace)
Linguistic classification:	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Elbe Germanic High German Upper German
Subdivisions:	Alemannic Austro-Bavarian High Franconian
High Franconian:      1: East Franconian      2: South Franconian Alemannic:      3: Swabian German      4: Low Alemannic      5: High and Highest Alemannic Bavarian:      6: Northern Bavarian      7: Central Bavarian      8: Southern Bavarian