| South Tyrolean dialects | |
|---|---|
| Region | South Tyrol |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 300,000[citation needed]) |
Indo-European
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| German Alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | gem |
| ISO 639-3 | bar |
| Glottolog | tyro1234 Tyrol Bavarian |
| IETF | bar-u-sd-itbz |
South Tyrolean dialects (Standard German:Südtiroler Dialekte;Italian:dialetti Altoatesini) are a set ofdialects spoken in the northern Italian province ofSouth Tyrol.They are part of the larger group ofSouthern Bavarian,[1] with which they share many similarities.
What differentiates South Tyrolean dialects from other Bavarian varieties is primarily the influence ofItalian andLadin on its lexicon.[citation needed]
69.15% of the inhabitants ofSouth Tyrol speak German as their mother tongue.[2] South Tyrolean tends to be used at home or in informal situations, while standard German in its Austrian variant prevails at school, work and for official purposes. As such, this is a medialdiglossia, since thespoken language is mainly the dialect, whereas thewritten language is mainly theAustrian German variety ofStandard German.[1]
The South Tyrolean dialects are related to Bavarian. They preserve their specific traits and are basicallyhomogeneous withNorthern Tyrolean dialects. However they have absorbed some Italian terms, especially for administrative purposes.
| South Tyrolean | Standard German | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| oftramol | manchmal | talvolta | sometimes |
| lousn | hören (lauschen) | udire | listen |
| magari | vielleicht, etwa | magari | maybe |
| Fraktion | Ortsteil | frazione | hamlet |
| Kondominium | Mehrfamilienhaus | condominio | condominium/condo (US) |
| hoi/hoila | hallo | ciao | hello |
| Rutschelen[4] | Locken | riccioli | curls |
| Unwolt[4] | Rechtsanwalt | avvocato | lawyer, attorney |
| Identitätskarte | Personalausweis | carta d'identità | ID card |
| Eiertreter[5] | Nervensäge | rompiscatole | nuisance |
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