Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Belarus, Poland
National Language
Germany
Belarus, Gambia
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Poland
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Russian and Ukrainian
Derived From
Albanian Languages
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Alphabets in
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Wie geht es dir?
Jak vy ?
Good Night
gute Nacht
Dabranač
Good Evening
guten Abend
Dobry viečar
Good Afternoon
guten Tag
dobry dzień
Good Morning
guten Morgen
Dobraj ranicy
Sorry
Verzeihung
Vybačajcie
I Love You
Ich liebe dich
JA liubliu ciabie
Excuse Me
Entschuldigung
Vybačajcie
Dialect 1
Swiss German
North-Eastern Belarusian
Where They Speak
Switzerland
North-East Belarus
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Swabian German
South-Western Belarusian
Where They Speak
Germany
South-West Belarus
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Texas German
Middle Belarusian
Where They Speak
Texas
Middle Belarus
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Deutsch
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Alternative Names
Deutsch, Tedesco
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
French Name
allemand
biélorusse
German Name
Deutsch
Weißrussisch
Pronunciation
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Germans
Belarusians
Origin
6th Century AD
18th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old East Slavic
Standard Forms
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Belarusian
Signed Forms
Signed German
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
deus
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Glottocode
high1287, uppe1397
bela1254
Linguasphere
52-ACB–dl & -dm
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All German and Belarusian Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all German and Belarusian dialects. Various dialects of German and Belarusian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of German are spoken in different German Speaking Countries whereas Belarusian Dialects are spoken in different Belarusian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking German vs Belarusian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the German dialects include: Swiss German, Swabian German. Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian , South-Western Belarusian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
German and Belarusian Speaking population
German and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which German and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of German and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak German and Belarusian on German vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
German and Belarusian Language Codes
German and Belarusian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. German and Belarusian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.