German | |
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Pronunciation | [ˈdɔʏtʃ] |
Native to | Primarily in German-speaking Europe, as a minority/cultural language worldwide |
Native speakers |
L1: 95 million
[1]
[2] (2014) L2: 10-25 million [1] [2]; as a foreign language: 75-100 million [1] [3] |
Standard forms | |
Latin (
German alphabet) German Braille | |
Signed German, LBG (Lautsprachbegleitende/Lautbegleitende Gebärden) | |
Official status | |
Official language in |
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Recognised minority language in | |
Regulated by | No official regulation (German orthography regulated by the Council for German Orthography [4]). |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 |
de |
ISO 639-2 |
ger (B)
deu (T) |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:
deu – German
gmh –
Middle High German
goh –
Old High German
gct –
Alemán Coloniero
bar –
Austro-Bavarian
cim –
Cimbrian
geh –
Hutterite German
ksh –
Kölsch
nds –
Low German
sli –
Lower Silesian
vmf –
Main-Franconian
mhn –
Mócheno
pfl –
Palatinate German
pdc –
Pennsylvania German
pdt –
Plautdietsch
swg –
Swabian German
gsw –
Swiss German
uln –
Unserdeutsch
sxu –
Upper Saxon
wae –
Walser German
wep –
Westphalian
hrx –
Riograndenser Hunsrückisch |
Glottolog |
high1287 High Franconian
uppe1397 Upper German |
Linguasphere |
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