Deutsch (German) Linguistical data Return to language index

A language spoken natively by approximately 90.3 million people.

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Other names

German, Standard,
Tedesco,

Varieties / Dialects

Standard (Hochdeutsch),
Standard,
Kärntnerisch,
Transylvania,

Accents

German,
Dutch,
Hochdeutsch,
None (allmost),
Bavarian,
American,
Australian,
Austrian,
French,
Hard to define,
Hochdeutsch. Well, almost. I spent long years near Düsseldorf where German is spoken in an almost perfect way. Although I am a native in it, I\'d not prefer to interpret to German except for when it is absolutely necessary. How good do I speak? Well, Germ,
None,
Norddeutsch,
Polish,
Schwäbisch,

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Where is it spoken?

Spoken mainly in Germany (Europe) and these other places:

Europe

Austria,
Switzerland,
Poland,
Italy,
Romania,
Czech Republic,
Hungary,
Liechtenstein,
Denmark,
Luxembourg,
Belgium,
Slovakia,

America

United States,
Canada,
Argentina,
Paraguay,
Belize,

Asia

Kazakhstan,

Africa

Namibia,

Pacific

New Zealand,

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