Luxembourgish language
Germanic language or language variety spoken in Luxembourg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Limburgish.
Luxembourgish is a West Germanic language. A lot of people in Luxembourg speak the language. It is quite similar to German. Outside Luxembourg, not many people speak it, and inside Luxembourg many people speak other languages, too.
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Luxembourgish | |
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Lëtzebuergesch | |
Pronunciation | [ˈlœt͡səbuɐ̯jəʃ] |
Native to | Luxembourg Belgium France Germany |
Region | Central Europe |
Native speakers | (320,000 cited 1998) |
Latin (Luxembourgish alphabet) Luxembourgish Braille | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Luxembourg |
Recognised minority language in | Belgium (recognised by the (French Community of Belgium) |
Regulated by | Conseil Permanent de la Langue Luxembourgeoise (CPLL) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | lb |
ISO 639-2 | ltz |
ISO 639-3 | ltz |
Area where Luxembourgisch (hatched) and related Moselle Franconian is spoken. | |
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