The term 'Swiss Tongue' refers to the GERMAN language, which is spoken by over 95 million people in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is the most widely spoken native language in the European Union and one of the official languages of the United Nations. Swiss GERMAN is a dialect of GERMAN spoken in Switzerland, and is distinct from Standard GERMAN. Swiss GERMAN has its own vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, and is not mutually intelligible with Standard GERMAN.