Dialect in Liechtenstein

“Liechtensteinisch” is a collective term for the High Alemannic dialects spoken in the Principality of Liechtenstein in the Oberland and Unterland and the Highest Alemannic Triesenberg dialect. The dialects in Liechtenstein belong to the Alemannic dialects of Vorarlberg (Austria) and south-western Germany. Due to the dialect continuum, there are sometimes considerable regional differences and variations within the Liechtenstein dialect.

For example, the term “wir” (German for “we”) is pronounced “miar” in the Oberland, “wiar” in Triesenberg and “müar” in the Unterland. Our special stamps “Oberland” (face value CHF 1.20), “Triesenberg” (face value CHF 1.90) and “Unterland” (face value CHF 2.50) emphasize the linguistic regionality of the small state of Liechtenstein. The villages where the dialect is spoken are marked with red dots on the historical map.