Märchlerdeutsch

Märchlerdeutsch
Spoken in	Switzerland ( March district in the canton of Schwyz )
Linguistic ; classification	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic German Upper German Alemannic High or high Alemannic Märchlerdeutsch ;
Official status
Official language in	-
Language codes
ISO 639 -1	-
ISO 639 -2	gsw (Swiss German)

Märchlerdeutsch (also Märchler dialect or Märchlerisch , dial. Märchlertüütsch ) is the traditional Swiss German dialect of the March district in the canton of Schwyz . It is a transitional dialect with elements of both the High Alemannic and the maximum Alemannic .

Delimitation and dissemination

Under Märchlerdeutsch one understands generally the original dialect of March, but not the various strongly to the Zurich German harmonized ways of speaking of the younger and immigrant population. If someone speaks a distinctive dialect, it is said to be märchleret .

Märchler German is best kept in the somewhat remote Wägital ; the dialect of the agglomeration of Zurich has been adapted most to the Untermarch, above all the district capital of Lachen . The degree of distribution is, however, much less geographic than due to the generation affiliation.

The Märchler dialect is very similar to the Einsiedler dialect . This is a little closer to the Central Schwyz dialect , especially in terms of vocabulary , but has largely the same sound level as Märchler German.

Volume

The highest Alemannic part of Märchler German is shown mainly in conservative vocalism. The Märchler says - with the preservation of the Middle High German long ii, uu, üü in the hiat and in the wording - e fryye Maa buut es nüüs Huus, whereas in the neighboring Zurich German it is diphthongized en free Maa bout e nöis Huus .

The Märchler dialect is less conservative in dealing with the original long vowels ee, oo and öö, which are expanded to ey, ou and öi , e.g. B. Sey (lake), Broud (bread), ghöirig (proper, proper).

Since Middle High German long aa became oo in a first step , you can also find the typical stretching in these words: Är gout d Schtrouss duraab, dt. He goes down the street . In words with aa that is only secondarily long , this is retained; this is how one says Maa (man) - but Mou (moon), because this is the old length.

The formation of a scion vowel before the post-consonant -n (sometimes also -m ) followed by the disappearance of the nasal is another highly Alemannic element in the Märchler dialect: gääre (like), moure (tomorrow), Chäre (core), Ture (tower).

Diminutive can also be formed without umlaut: Chueli instead of Chüeli, Huusli instead of Hüüsli .

grammar

The grammar of Märchler German shows no major differences to the neighboring dialects. Some peculiarities are perceived by the speakers as typically fairytale, but they can also be found elsewhere:

The perfect tense of some verbs can be formed with being instead of having , e.g. B .: Aer ish bi üüs gwonnt, dt. He lived with us .

The verb form chönd is the plural form of both to come and of can . Me chönd means not only we can, but also we will come . The third person singular of can chatt with some speakers is: Dey chatt miir id Schue blouse !, dt. He can do me !, literally: He can blow my shoes .
The second person singular of want is witt; As with all verbs, the pronoun is omitted in the question or - more precisely - it was assimilated to the ending of the verb: Witt mitchou ?, dt. Do you want to come with me ?
Numerous conditional forms with u-ablaut have been preserved: wäni schnäller luuf, dt. If I run faster, or I chuuf ne nüüd, dt. I would not buy it ( u is spoken openly, i.e. almost like o ).
As in Bern German, for example, the second person plural serves as a form of courtesy: Wetteder Näimis trinke ?, dt. Do you want to have a drink? . Up until the middle of the 20th century there were families in which the children also had to address their own parents with this form of courtesy.
Fusion of the preposition bi (bei) with the dative of the personal pronoun, with lengthening of the vowel: byymer, byyder, byynem, byynnere, byynis, byynech, byyne (with me, dir etc.). These forms are u. a. instead of dt. doing used for. B. Dealer ds Abonema byynech? - Yes, byynis, dt. Do you have the subscription with you? - Yes, we have it with us .

A commonality with the maximum Alemannic dialects is the possibility of the predicative adjective to match: The Hüüser are zimmli höichi gsyy, dt. These houses were quite high .

vocabulary

Many typical Märchler expressions used to exist in a similar form in other dialects, but have often been lost, especially in the northern neighboring dialects; other words are actually only native to the March area. Here is a list of more or less typical expressions:

aalääg - (terrain) slightly rising (in contrast to gääch, dt. "steep")
aamächelig - tempting
Aaräisig (f) - circumstances ( Machet nüd e sonen Aaräisig!, Dt. "Don't make such circumstances!")
aaräisä (f) - to prepare
Aarfle (f) - Armvoll (analogous to e Hampfle - a handful, originated from "e hand full", "e arm full")
äärflig - embracing
Angry, pl. Aegerschte - magpie
äinertuur - continuously
ainesmol - suddenly
äister, äistig (not äischter, äischig!) - always, continuously
silly - sometimes
alpot - again and again
all-weigh! - think! (compare Bern German äuää! )

Amedyysli - (disparaging) wife

änes - that, that (woman, girl)

Ankä (m) - butter

abe - slide off jerkily (when holding something with a lot of force)

asewääg - this way, so

Eye watcher (newer: eye watcher): semolina on the eyelid

Bale (m), pl. Bäle - shutter

bäidewääg - both ways, both

please - wait

baldane - soon after

Bälebrittli (n), (not -brättli!) - wooden slats of the shutters

äigis, öppis äigis - something of their own, sys äigis - his own

Ankebluem (f) - dandelion (lit. "buttercup")

Bääsi (n!) - aunt (not "cousin"!)

Bäcki (m) - cough

Biilihung (m) - honey

bimäich (adv.) - really, actually (modified from "on the oath")

stupid - not enough salt

blougä - tease, annoy (someone)

Blouscht (m) - torrential rain accompanied by a strong wind

Bluetschwile (f) - bruise

Blütti (f) - boggy meadow section

Bödel (m) - bread cut

Böle (f) - onion

bousgä - to do something (in a negative sense)

Bowäärli (n) - pea (French pois verse green peas)

Brochet (m) - June (fallow month)

bröige - (from a Butzi at the carnival) speak in a disguised voice

bünngä - push (someone), push

bröilä - exaggerate

Brutli (n), especially in the composition Ankebrüütli - Butterbrot (for other "rolls" one says Bröitli )

Bütschgi - core housing

Butzi, pl. Butzene - a disguised carnival participant

chäch - well-fed, full figured (more for women, eyber for men )

chächche - (in body weight) to gain

Chale (m) - bell handle

Chifl (m), pl. Chifl - green bean (runner bean), in contrast to Chefe "Kefe"

chnele, abenand chnele: break (e.g. wood, but not dishes)

Chnele (f) - (disparaging) tavern

Chnüütätsch - carnival cake

chöig - (positive) in form, fit, courageous, "zwääg"; (negative) conceited

Chriis (n, singular) - thin branches of conifers, e.g. B. Tanechriis

chriseltick, in es räägnet chriseltick - It's raining twine (but also used when it is snowing )

chröile, usechröile - scratch, scrape out

chrouse - crunch

chyybe - to scold

chyybig - angry, angry; ds chyybig Ellbögli - fool's leg, elbow nerve (especially when you hit it)

Chuuscht (m / f) - stove (mostly the traditional model with wood-burning is meant, but sometimes you can also hear dr electric Chuuscht )

demäinig, demäinig pretend: pretend

denou, denoufüür (pron.) - certain ( denou lüüt, dt. "certain people")

denou aine - some

disewääg - the other way

eyber - (as an adjective) stately, large; (as an adverb) violently

eybig - forever

eynder - rather, superlative dr eysigischt - "most likely"

colored - last year

Fäkke (m) - wing, in the plural (disparaging): tuft of hair

Fänz (m) - food made from flour roasted with butter

Feyrt (f) - luggage, sack and pack

flat - bulging ( a dr flat sune, dt. "at the blazing sun")

Flöig (f) - fly

floune - hit

Föim (m) - creamed skin that forms when whole milk is boiled

Föitsche (m / pl) - slippers, "finches"

Fueder (n) - (wagon) load

gäächschützig (adj.) - hasty, impulsive

gäigle - (with a chair) to wiggle, "gaagele" (also: gnappe)

Gänterli (n) - (kitchen) cupboard

Gaschtig (f) - guests, (pejorative :) clientele

Gatze (f) - ladle

Apply (f) - wash tub

pissed off - doing useless stuff out of stupidity (true to the motto "one step forward, two steps back")

gflingg - nimble

ghäisse - to call (someone) to do sth.

ghüüss - conceited, snooty

Ghyyum (m) - cooked whipped cream with flour

gläichig - agile

gluuschtere - to match someone

grumpy - angry; would be grumpy - build up a grudge

Gregöil (n) - loud laughter, yelling

Greytli (n) - pus pimples on the eyelid

Grotze (f) - treetop

set - prevented (e.g. being unable to appear at an appointment)

Güder (m) - waste ( cf.Berndeutsch Ghüder )

Gumel (m) - potato (next to Härdöpfel )

Gusch (m) - sofa ( fr.couche )

gushpe, es gushpet: a blizzard is raging

gwiirbe - fiddling around

Häärd (m) - earth, soil, earth (as material)

Häärdwäslig (m) - clods of earth overgrown with grass

Häime, Häimetli - farm

Häiteri (f) - natural light, daylight ( Du bisch mer i dr Heiteri, dt. "You stand in the light")

hääl - slippery, smooth, slippery

Hälslig (m) - rope, rope

heybsch - bad, horrible

good - tonight

Horner - February

Hösch (m) - hiccups (Zurich German: Hitzgi)

Houtsch (m!), Houtscheli (n) - woman who doesn't care about her appearance

houtsche - roam around, crawl around

Hung (m) - honey

Ideyli (n), es Ideyli - a very little bit

Imd (m) - beehive

kchale - (water) start to freeze, (fat on cooling) thicken

Komédi (f) - complaints, activity

lääb - lukewarm

lääsch - not enough salt

Läi (m) - clay

Läise (f) - fairway, lane

lyyberemänds nüd - by no means (always negated); it would be nüüt isch lyberemänds - that is by no means worth anything

lind - fully cooked, cooked through; The ham is soft - the ham is ready to cook

Linl (m) - ruler

Lùùg (f) (with an open u) - lie

man - transport (e.g. with a wooden cart)

Mies (n) - moss

miiraa - all right

Mou (m) - moon

Nidl (m) - whipped cream, sometimes also foim

mürpfe - clearing one's throat out of impatience

muuggle, es muuglet - it's getting dark / night

Naimis - something

Näime - anywhere

name (adv.) - well, apparently

night - last night

naure, more precise - slumber

Nitzigänt (m) - see Nidsigend, confusion

nouhää - after

Obliecht (n) - small hatch in the attic

Obsigänd (m) - see Nidsigend / Obsigend

öppehyy - anywhere

ouber - snow-free

omighty (emphasis on the -ä-) - annoying, troublesome, annoying

ourdeli - pretty, right

Ourechnüppel (m, Untermarch), Ourechnüttel (Obermarch) - mumps

pfnaatsche, pfäntschge - indecent (loud) eating

pfure, umenandpfure - umherrasen

Piis (n) (with an open i ) - bit

Pilgere (f) - gums

Pintecheyr (f) - pub tour

plegere - idling, lazing around

préziis (adj.), prezisamänt (adv.) - exactly

pröitlet Härdöpfel - Rösti

Räckholder (m) - juniper

Reyd (f) - voice, language

ryydele - speak, scream in anger

rode - move ( yourself nüd rode - "do not waver "; dää schtäi tuet si nüd verrode - "this stone cannot be moved")

röisch - quick, quick; impulsive, hasty

Rous (f) - small ravine in the forest

rouss - violent, intense (often denied: Si hät nü eso rouss gleyrt, Eng . "She did not learn very intensively")

rüebig - calm; effortless

ruuch - bad weather, rainy, cool ( Es isch ruuch hüt, German "It's bad weather today")

Samstig (not Samschtig !) - Saturday

Sänte (f) - herd; e Sänte Vey - a herd of cattle

drinks (adv.) - without hesitation, without problems

Schäärme (m) - protected place; cozy environment ( dou wäärisch am Schäärme, dt. "here you would be protected (from the rain)")

Schafräiti - kitchen cabinet

schnougge - (of small children) crawl

schträze - raining twine

schtriele, umeschtriele - roam around

schtrodle - (violently) boiling

Schübel (m), e Schübel - a bunch, a lot

Schüür (f) - stable

Schwaarte (f) - also: tree bark

Schwyynis (n) - pork

Siene (f) - sieve

söles, seles: e söles - something like that

tafl - fit, "zwääg"

tangy, tangget - cooked too soft

Tänntöirli - barn door; Tänntöirliwätter - prolonged rainy weather (if you look outside the barn door all the time)

tole - suffer, endure

dienig - practical, useful, pleasant (from a person)

Tuech (n): it avenges Tuech - a rascal, es routs Tuech - a soci

tùùrschuu - continuously (from fr. toujours)

Trääsch (m) - squashed apple and pear leftovers

Trachter (m) - funnel

Träml (m) - (felled) tree trunk

Tüne - Wäh

Tüürgge (m) - corn

Tuurpe, Tuurpenäärde - peat

moreover, everywhere - everywhere

uferthyy - as before, in the future

Umlauf (m) - inflammation on a fingernail or toenail

uusmache - imitate, imitate

uusrüütte - clearing

überobe - above (mostly: on the upper floor)

uuszäne (öpper) - look at someone grimly / resentfully

uwarschyyndli - unbelievable (not "improbable"!)

Wretched - mercy, pity

delighted - disapproving

versourge (öppis) - to hide the frustration about something

Verhyye - to destroy (Zurich-German schlyysse )

versaare, überaare - to be filled with rubble and mud (stream bed, lakeside)

Cousin - uncle (not cousin!)

wäidli - quickly

wenoche - how, why

Wyymunet - October

wool (adv.) - good; sleep wool! - Good night!

woolfür (with an open -üü-) ( öpper woolfüür haa - try to find someone)

zäägge - pulling strings (of food)

Zand, pl. Zänd - tooth

Zyyssete - series (originally: trace of a liquid splashed in one direction)

Zimmerlinde (f) - (disparaging) wife

zuenää - close, close (without locking, e.g. shutter, door)

Proverbs

Ruuch on it do, chunnt dezue - Those who express themselves disparagingly about a task often find themselves later forced to do it themselves.

literature

Peter Dalcher among others: The dialects of the canton Schwyz, five essays on the older and younger Schwyz dialect relationships. Schwyzer Hefte, Schwyz 1994.
Stefan M. Fuchs: The dialect of the canton of Schwyz. Historical, linguistic and semantic aspects of the dialect of the Canton of Schwyz . Huber, Frauenfeld 1975 (contributions to Swiss German dialect research XXII).
Marzell Stählin: Mys Dorf am Sey, the poems by Marzell Stählin about laughter and the laughter. Edited by Kaspar Michel. Gutenberg, Lachen, 1985.
Rosa Schuler-Schwendeler: All about där Aubrig, Wouri Gschichtä and poem us äm Wägital i dä Märchler dialect, anecdotes, poems, dictionary with around 1500 explanations. Steinweid, Vorderthal 1998.