Talk:Bernese German

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Matte-Englisch as it is known, is a dielect spoken in the Matte-Enge section of the city. One who has been to Bern should have walked down the steps set into the cliffside to a narrow (eng) plateau (Matte) that sits right next to the Aare river. This section developed it's own special dielect even though it is situated right next to the city. The isolation caused by the cliffs kept these people mostly to themsleves. Even when I lived there in 1984, many people would be born, live and die in the Matte-Enge. Some without every climbing the steps.

Recent storms, though have forced an evacuation of the Matte-Enge as the Aare flooded its banks and the entire area. I'm told that the water rose quite high, covering most of the smaller structures completely. I hope they have all made it back home to this very interesting area.

Matte-Engisch original name for the dielect and has been satyrized in many books Matte-Englisch.