The Walliser German (Walliserdeutsch in
German) is a group of
Highest Alemannic dialects spoken in
Switzerland, specifically in the German-speaking part of the Canton of
Wallis (in
French: Valais), in the uppermost
Rhône valley. (The lower part of this canton is French-speaking; see
Canton Valais.)The German-speaking immigration to the Wallis started in the 8th century from the
canton of Bern. There were presumably two different immigration routes that lead to two main groups of Walliser dialects.In the 12th or 13th century, the Walliser began to settle other parts of the
alps. These new settlements are known as
Walser migration. In many of these settlements, people still speak Highest Alemannic dialects, known as
Walser German.
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