German leid

German
	Deutsch
Pronunciation	[dɔʏtʃ]
Native tae	Primarily German-speakin Europe, an aw in the warldwide German-speakin diaspora
Ethnicity	German fowk (historically)
Native speakers	90 million (2010) to 95 million (2014); L2 speakers: 10–15 million (2014)
Leid faimily	Indo-European Germanic Wast Germanic Heich German German; ; ; ;
Early forms	Auld Heich German Middle Heich German Early New Heich German ; ;
Staundart forms	German Staundart German Swiss Staundart German Austrick Staundart German
Writin seestem	Latin (German alphabet); German Braille
Signed forms	Signed German, LBG; (Lautsprachbegleitende / Lautbegleitende Gebärden)
Offeecial status
Offeecial leid in	6 kintras Austrick ; Belgium ; Germany ; Liechtenstein ; Luxembourg ; Swisserland ; ; 3 dependencies Sooth Tyrol (Italy) ; 31 gminas in Poland (Opole Voivodeship and Silesia Voivodeship) ; 9 municipalities in Brazil ; ; Several internaitional institutions
Recognised minority; leid in	11 kintras; (minority/naitional leid) Czech Republic; Denmark (Syddanmark); Hungary; Italy (Sooth Tyrol); Kazakhstan; Namibie; Poland; Romanie; Roushie (Azovo German Naitional Destrict); Slovakie; Ukraine ;
Regulatit bi	No offeecial regulation ; (German orthografie regulatit bi the Cooncil for German Orthografie).
Leid codes
ISO 639-1	de
ISO 639-2	ger (B) ; deu (T)
ISO 639-3	Variously:; deu – German; gmh – Middle Heich German; goh – Auld Heich German; gct – Colonia Tovar German; bar – Bavarian; cim – Cimbrian; geh – Hutterite German; ksh – Kölsch; nds – Law German; sli – Lower Silesian; ltz – Luxembourgish; vmf – Mainfränkisch; mhn – Mòcheno; 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; yec – Yenish
Glottolog	high1287 Heich Franconian; uppe1397 Upper German
Linguasphere	further information 52-AC (Continental Wast Germanic); > 52-ACB (Deutsch & Dutch); > 52-ACB-d (Central German incl. 52-ACB–dl & -dm Staundart/Generalised Heich German); + 52-ACB-e & -f (Upper German & Swiss German); + 52-ACB-h (émigré German varieties incl. 52-ACB-hc Hutterite German & 52-ACB-he Pennsylvanie German etc.); + 52-ACB-i (Yenish);; Totallin 285 varieties: 52-ACB-daa to 52-ACB-i
	(Co-)Offeecial an majority leid Co-offeecial, but not majority leid Statutory minority/cultural leid Non-statutory minority leid
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German ([Deutsch] error: {{lang}}: text haes italic markup (help)) is a Wast Germanic leid, thus relatit tae an clessifee'd alangside Inglis an Dutch. It is ane o the warld's major leids an the maist widely spoken first leid in the European Union. Globally, German is spoken bi approximately 120 million native speakers an aa bi aboot 80 million non-native speakers. Standard German is widely taught in schools, varsities an Goethe Institutes warldwide. It is a naitional leid o Germany, Austrick, Liechtenstein, Swizzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium an the European Union.

NotesEedit

↑ The status o Law German as a German variety or separate leid is subject tae discussion.^[5]
↑ The status o Luxembourgish as a German variety or separate leid is subject tae discussion.^[2]
↑ The status o Plautdietsch as a German variety or separate leid is subject tae discussion.^[5]

ReferencesEedit

↑ Mikael Parkvall, "Världens 100 största språk 2010" (The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2010), in Nationalencyklopedin
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Ammon, Ulrich (2014). Die Stellung der deutschen Sprache in der Welt (in German) (1st ed.). Berlin: de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-019298-8. Retrieved 24 July 2015.^{[page needit]}
↑ "Special Eurobarometer 386: Europeans and their languages" (PDF) (report). European Commission. June 2012. Archived frae the oreeginal (PDF) on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2015. Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
↑ "Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung – Über den Rat". Rechtschreibrat.ids-mannheim.de. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Jan Goossens: Niederdeutsche Sprache: Versuch einer Definition. In: Jan Goossens (Hrsg.): Niederdeutsch: Sprache und Literatur. Karl Wachholtz, 2. Auflage, Neumünster 1983, S. 27; Willy Sanders: Sachsensprache, Hansesprache, Plattdeutsch: sprachgeschichtliche Grundzüge des Niederdeutschen. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1982, ISBN 3-525-01213-6, S. 32 f.; Dieter Stellmacher: Niederdeutsche Sprache. 2. Auflage, Weidler, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89693-326-4, S. 92.
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Heich Franconian". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Alpine Germanic". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

[6] The status o Law German as a German variety or separate leid is subject tae discussion.^[5]

[7] The status o Luxembourgish as a German variety or separate leid is subject tae discussion.^[2]

[8] The status o Plautdietsch as a German variety or separate leid is subject tae discussion.^[5]

[1] Mikael Parkvall, "Världens 100 största språk 2010" (The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2010), in Nationalencyklopedin

[Ammon,_2014-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Ammon, Ulrich (2014). Die Stellung der deutschen Sprache in der Welt (in German) (1st ed.). Berlin: de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-019298-8. Retrieved 24 July 2015.^{[page needit]}

[eurobarometer-3] "Special Eurobarometer 386: Europeans and their languages" (PDF) (report). European Commission. June 2012. Archived frae the oreeginal (PDF) on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2015. Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)

[4] "Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung – Über den Rat". Rechtschreibrat.ids-mannheim.de. Retrieved 11 October 2010.

[Goossens2000-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Jan Goossens: Niederdeutsche Sprache: Versuch einer Definition. In: Jan Goossens (Hrsg.): Niederdeutsch: Sprache und Literatur. Karl Wachholtz, 2. Auflage, Neumünster 1983, S. 27; Willy Sanders: Sachsensprache, Hansesprache, Plattdeutsch: sprachgeschichtliche Grundzüge des Niederdeutschen. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1982, ISBN 3-525-01213-6, S. 32 f.; Dieter Stellmacher: Niederdeutsche Sprache. 2. Auflage, Weidler, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89693-326-4, S. 92.

[Glottolog-9] Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Heich Franconian". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

[Glottolog2-10] Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Alpine Germanic". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

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German
Deutsch
Pronunciation	[dɔʏtʃ]
Native tae	Primarily German-speakin Europe, an aw in the warldwide German-speakin diaspora
Ethnicity	German fowk (historically)
Native speakers	90 million (2010)^[1] to 95 million (2014)^[2] L2 speakers: 10–15 million (2014)^[2]^[3]
Leid faimily	Indo-European Germanic Wast Germanic Heich German German
Early forms	Auld Heich German Middle Heich German Early New Heich German
Staundart forms	German Staundart German Swiss Staundart German Austrick Staundart German
Writin seestem	Latin (German alphabet) German Braille
Signed forms	Signed German, LBG (Lautsprachbegleitende* / Lautbegleitende Gebärden)*
Offeecial status
Offeecial leid in	6 kintras Austrick Belgium Germany Liechtenstein Luxembourg Swisserland 3 dependencies Sooth Tyrol (Italy) 31 gminas in Poland (Opole Voivodeship and Silesia Voivodeship) 9 municipalities in Brazil Several internaitional institutions
Recognised minority leid in	11 kintras (minority/naitional leid) Czech Republic Denmark (Syddanmark) Hungary Italy (Sooth Tyrol) Kazakhstan Namibie Poland Romanie Roushie (Azovo German Naitional Destrict) Slovakie Ukraine
Regulatit bi	No offeecial regulation (German orthografie regulatit bi the Cooncil for German Orthografie^[4]).
Leid codes
ISO 639-1	`de`
ISO 639-2	`ger (B)` `deu (T)`
ISO 639-3	Variously: `deu` – German `gmh` – Middle Heich German `goh` – Auld Heich German `gct` – Colonia Tovar German `bar` – Bavarian `cim` – Cimbrian `geh` – Hutterite German `ksh` – Kölsch `nds` – Law German^{[note 1]} `sli` – Lower Silesian `ltz` – Luxembourgish^{[note 2]} `vmf` – Mainfränkisch `mhn` – Mòcheno `pfl` – Palatinate German `pdc` – Pennsylvania German `pdt` – Plautdietsch^{[note 3]} `swg` – Swabian German `gsw` – Swiss German `uln` – Unserdeutsch `sxu` – Upper Saxon `wae` – Walser German `wep` – Westphalian `hrx` – Riograndenser Hunsrückisch `yec` – Yenish
Glottolog	`high1287` Heich Franconian^[6] `uppe1397` Upper German^[7]
Linguasphere	`further information 52-AC (Continental Wast Germanic) > 52-ACB (Deutsch & Dutch) > 52-ACB-d (Central German incl. 52-ACB–dl & -dm Staundart/Generalised Heich German) + 52-ACB-e & -f (Upper German & Swiss German) + 52-ACB-h (émigré German varieties incl. 52-ACB-hc Hutterite German & 52-ACB-he Pennsylvanie German etc.) + 52-ACB-i (Yenish); Totallin 285 varieties: 52-ACB-daa to 52-ACB-i`
(Co-)Offeecial an majority leid Co-offeecial, but not majority leid Statutory minority/cultural leid Non-statutory minority leid
This article contains IPA phonetic seembols. Withoot proper renderin support, ye mey see quaisten merks, boxes, or ither seembols insteid o Unicode chairacters. For an introductory guide on IPA seembols, see Help:IPA.