linguaholic Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 I would like to share some Swiss-German with you here:This is actually a youtube contribution from my brother:He is "translating" or let's say pronouncing some easy German words (animals) in Swiss-German. Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellyfish Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 That's really by your brother? I showed this sometimes when I wanted people to get a glimpse of the dialect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted September 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 oh really? That's kinda funny. Yes, it is definitely my brother. My brother also owns hablaa.com. If you don't know it already, check it out. It offers an amazing variety of languages (for translation). You can even translate words from German to Swiss-German. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellyfish Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Thanks, I will check it out. Never heard of it before though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWL Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Do all Swiss German dialects pronounce nasal endings like in "Hund" as "Hung"? Or is this specific to certain cities and cantons? In Malaysia there are also some Malay dialects that change all "n" sounds at the end of a syllable into a "ng" sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellyfish Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Actually they just put an li on the end of every word. Or should I say wordli? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted September 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Not necessarily BWL. In Zurich, people would say Hund (almost like in German), so they do not pronounce it as we do in Bern ("ä hung").Some people in Switzerland would also say "en hond". There might be different versions that I am not even aware of:=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWL Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Not necessarily BWL. In Zurich, people would say Hund (almost like in German), so they do not pronounce it as we do in Bern ("ä hung").Some people in Switzerland would also say "en hond". There might be different versions that I am not even aware of:=)I didn't realize that there were so many local accents and variations in such a small area like Switzerland. Then again the many mountains and valleys would probably keep various towns and cities separated and fairly unreachable especially long ago when there were no cars, trains and aeroplanes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellyfish Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Switzerland is a very heterogeneous country. Not just when it comes to accents but also when it comes to laws f.e. That goes deep. One village can have one educational plan for schools and the next ones look already different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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