Cimbrian (also Tzimbrisch) refers to any of several local Upper German dialects spoken in northeastern Italy. This area was settled in about the year 1000 by people coming from an area between Bavaria and Tyrol, and since then it was isolated from other German speaking areas, politically and linguistically. Cimbrian is a Germanic language which is related to Austro-Bavarian and is sometimes classified as a Southern Austro-Bavarian dialect. However, as there are many essential differences in gram… (More on Cimbrian)