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Istilah "basa Jérman" is used for several dialects of Germany and surrounding countries and in North America.

The dialects of Germany are typically divided into Low German and High German.

The Low German dialects, or Low Saxon as they are sometimes known more precisely, are more closely related to Lower Franconian languages like Dutch than to the High German dialects, and from a linguist's perspective are not part of the German language proper.

The High German dialects spoken by Germanic communities in the former Soviet union and Ashkenazi Jews have several unique féatures, and are usually considered the separate language Yiddish.

There are also distinctive dialects of German which are or were primarily spoken in North America, including Pennsylvania German, Texas German, and Hutterite German.

The modérn dialects of German proper are divided into Middle German and Upper German; Standard German is based on Middle German, while Austrian and Swiss German dialects are Upper German.

A moderately complete listing of these dialects may be found at High German.