| German | |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | |
| Pronounce | [dɔʏtʃ] |
| Country | German-speaking Europe |
| Region | Germany, Austria and Switzerland |
| Ethnicity | German-speaking peoples |
Speakers |
90 million (2010) to 95 million (2014) 2nd Lang: 10–15 million (2014) |
Family |
|
Early Forms |
|
Forms |
|
Writing |
Latin (German alphabet) German Braille |
Sign Lang. |
Signed German, LBG (Lautsprachbegleitende / Lautbegleitende Gebärden) |
| Area | Also in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Mozambique, Namibia, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation (Europe), Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan. |
| Language Sites | |
| |
| ISO 639-1 | de |
| ISO 639-2 | ger (B) deu (T) |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:deu – Germangmh – Middle High Germangoh – Old High Germangct – Colonia Tovar Germanbar – Bavariancim – Cimbriangeh – Hutterite Germanksh – Kölschnds – Low Germansli – Lower Silesianltz – Luxembourgishvmf – Mainfränkischmhn – Mòchenopfl – Palatinate Germanpdc – Pennsylvania Germanpdt – Plautdietschswg – Swabian Germangsw – Swiss Germanuln – Unserdeutschsxu – Upper Saxonwae – Walser Germanwep – Westphalianhrx – Riograndenser Hunsrückischyec – Yenish |
| Glottolog | high1287 High Franconianuppe1397 Upper German |
 (Co-)Official and majority language Co-official, but not majority language Statutory minority/cultural language Non-statutory minority language | |
| Type | Date | Title | Vernacular | ID | Links |
|---|