Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Belarus, Poland
Total No. Of Countries
72
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46
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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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How Many People Speak?
229.00 million9.63 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.39 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
101.00 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
128.00 million5.89 million
0.01
400
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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]
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
Ethnicity
Germans
Belarusians