German Swabian Example (German = Swabian) short a [a] [a] machen = macha long a [aː] [ɔː] schlafen = schlofa short e [ɛ] [e] Mensch, fest = Mentsch, fescht [ɛ] Fest = Fäscht long e [eː] [ɛa̯] leben = läaba short o [ɔ] [ɔ] Kopf = Kopf long o [oː] [aʊ̯] hoch, schon = hau, schau short ö [œ] [e] können, Köpfe = kenna, Kepf long ö [øː] [eː] schön = schee short i [ɪ] [e] in = en long i (ie) [iː] [ia̯] nie = nia short ü [ʏ] [ɪ] über = iber long ü [yː] [ia̯] müde = miad short u [ʊ] [ɔ] und = ond long u [uː] [ua̯] gut = guat ei [aɪ̯] [ɔa̯], [ɔɪ̯][lower-alpha 1] Stein = Schdoa/Schdoi [a̯i][lower-alpha 2] mein = mei au [aʊ̯] [aʊ̯][lower-alpha 3] laufen = laofa [a̯u][lower-alpha 4] Haus = Hous eu [ɔʏ̯] [a̯i], [ui̯] Feuer = Feijer/Fuijer