language spoken in zermatt area

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Donnieclark asked 5 years ago

What language do the people of Zermatt speak?

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Johnnie Swiss Staff answered 5 years ago

Hi,
I lived in Zermatt for 23 years and most people speak English. In fact, I have heard the Swiss themselves using English to communicate with other Swiss people from a part that uses a different language. My impression is that most German speaking Swiss speak reasonable English, unlike the French and Italian speakers.

Zermatters speak a German dialect which is nothing like HIGH GERMAN!