 The feature that distinguishes Low Alemannic from High Alemannic is the retention of Germanic /k/, for instance "kalt" 'cold' vs. High Alemannic "chalt".The feature that distinguishes Low Alemannic from Swabian is the retention of the Middle High German monophthongs, for instance "Huus" 'house' vs. Swabian "Hous" or "Ziit" 'time' vs. Swabian "Zejt".Vowels