Comparative Vocabulary List
| English | Alsatian | High Alemannic | Standard German | Swabian German dialect | Standard French | Standard Dutch (closest approximation) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| house | Hüüs | Huus | Haus | Hous | maison | huis |
| loud | lüüt | luut | laut | lout | bruyant | luid |
| people | Lit | Lüt | Leute | Leid | gens/peuple | lui |
| today | hit | Hüt | heute | heid | aujourd'hui | vandaag |
| beautiful | schen | schö | schön | sche | beau | schoon |
| Earth | Ard | Ärd | Erde | Erd | terre | aarde |
| Fog | Nabel | Näbel | Nebel | Nebl | brouillard | nevel |
| water | Wàsser | Wasser | Wasser | Wasser | eau | water |
| man | Mànn | Maa | Mann | Mà | homme | man |
| eat | assa | ässe | essen | essa | manger | eten |
| to drink | trenka | trinkche | trinken | trenka | boire | drinken |
| little | klai | chlei | klein | kloi | petit, petite | klein |
| child | Kind | Chind | Kind | Kind | enfant | kind |
| day | Däi | Dag | Tag | Dàg | jour | dag |
| woman | Frài | Frou | Frau | Frau | femme | vrouw |
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