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Die luxemburgische Sprache oder kurz Luxemburgisch [ˈlʊksm̩bʊrɡɪʃ] (Eigenbezeichnung Lëtzebuergesch [ˈlətsəbuːɐ̯jəʃ]) ist die Landessprache und eine der Amtssprachen von Luxemburg.
Luxembourgish is considered the national language of Luxembourg and also one of the three administrative languages, alongside German and French. [11] [12] In Luxembourg, 77% of residents can speak Luxembourgish, [13] and it is the primary language of 48% of the population. [14]
The linguistic situation in Luxembourg is characterized by the practice and the recognition of three official languages: French, German, and the national language Luxembourgish, established in law in 1984.
Luxembourgish is a Moselle-Franconian dialect, which was a mainly spoken language up to the 19th century and became the national language in 1984. Today, Luxembourgish is the mother tongue of most Luxembourgers. It sounds close to Dutch, being a mixture of German and French with regional and even locally varying dialects.
Native name: Lëtzebuergesch [ˈlətsəbuəjəʃ] Language family: Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, High German, West Central German, Central Franconian, Moselle Franconian. Number of speakers: c. 600,000. Spoken in: Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, France. First written: 1829. Writing system: Latin script. Status: official language in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg is largely multilingual: as of 2012, 52% of citizens claimed Luxembourgish as their native language, 16.4% Portuguese, 16% French, 2% German and 13.6% different languages (mostly English, Italian or Spanish).
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.
