() is a dialect of
Swiss German
Swiss German (Standard German: , ,Because of the many different dialects, and because there is no #Conventions, defined orthography for any of them, many different spellings can be found. and others; ) is any of the Alemannic German, Alemannic ...
. Argentinien-schwyzertütsch is spoken by people of Swiss origin. Most speakers live in
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
, being the descendants of 19th-century
immigrants
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as permanent residents. Commuters, tourists, and other short- ...
from
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.
See also
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Swiss Argentine
Swiss Argentines are Argentine citizens of Swiss ancestry or people who emigrated from Switzerland and reside in Argentina. The Swiss Argentine community is the largest group of the Swiss diaspora in South America.
Approximately 44,000 Swiss em ...
References
External links
PDF on varieties of German (''5=INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector''; 1999)having: "52-ACB-ho argentinien-schwyzertütsch"
Swiss German language
German dialects
Languages of Argentina
German-Argentine culture
Swiss-Argentine culture
Languages attested from the 19th century
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