Vorarlbergerisch (or Vorarlbergisch) is a Germanic dialect spoken in Vorarlberg, a province of Austria. As an Alemannic dialect it is related to Swiss German. For more information see Austrian language. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ... Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal state of Austria. ... Alemannic (Alemannisch) belongs to the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family. ... Italic text Swiss German (Schweizerdeutsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizerdütsch, Schwyzertütsch, Schwizertitsch) is any of the Alemannic dialects spoken in Switzerland. ... In Austria, there is no unitary Austrian Germanic dialects are spoken. ...