Languages of Liechtenstein: Alemannic German language, Swiss German, Alsatian language, Standard German, Basel German, Low Alemannic German  (English, Paperback, LLC Books, LLC Books, Source Wikipedia)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Alemannic German language, Swiss German, Alsatian language, Standard German, Basel German, Low Alemannic German, Bernese German phonology, Alemannic Wikipedia, Swabian German, Muettersproch-Gsellschaft, Zurich German, Walser German, Highest Alemannic German, Walliser German, Aua, High Alemannic German, Argentinien-schwyzertutsch dialect, Sathmarisch dialect, Fastnacht. Excerpt: German ( ) is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 - 97 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. German is primarily spoken in Germany (where it is the first language for more than 95% of the population), Austria (89%), Switzerland (65%) and Liechtenstein - the latter princedom being the only state with German as only official and spoken language. German is also spoken by the majority of the population of Luxembourg. Other European German-speaking communities are found in Northern Italy (in South Tyrol and in some municipalities in other provinces), in the East Cantons of Belgium, in the French regions of Alsace and Lorraine, and in some border villages of the former South Jutland County of Denmark. German-speaking communities can also be found in parts of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia and Kazakhstan. In Russia, forced expulsions after World War II and massive emigration to Germany in the 1980s and 1990s have depopulated most of these communities. German is also spoken by foreign populations and some of their descendants in Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Scandinavia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Examples of German language in Namibian everyday lifeGerman-speaking commu...