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Description

The official language in Liechtenstein is German:

• Alemannic dialect - Spoken by most Liechtensteiners and is different from Standard German but closely related to dialects spoken in neighboring regions such as Switzerland and Vorarlberg, Austria
  
• Walser German dialect - Spoken in Triesenberg
  
• Swiss Standard German -Also understood and spoken by most Liechtensteiners

Foreigners make up around 14% of the population of Liechtenstein, primarily Italians and Turks. Italian and Turkish are both spoken in the country.

Word List(s)

German

• German Genealogical Word List
• Useful Swiss German phrases at Omniglot

Italian

• Italian Genealogical Word List

Turkish

• Turkish Genealogical Word List

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Swiss German

• Consonants at Wikipedia
• Vowels at Wikipedia
• Swiss German Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot

Italian

• Italian Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot
• Italian orthography at Wikipedia

Turkish

• Turkish Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot
• Turkish alphabet at Wikipedia

Language Aids and Dictionaries

German and Swiss German

• Dictionary English - Swiss German at Glosbe
• Swiss German Grammar at Wikipedia
• Germany Handwriting
• Germany Languages
• German Letter Writing Guide

Italian

• Italy Letter Writing Guide
• Italy Languages
• Italian dictionary at Lexilogos

Turkish

• Basics of Turkish Grammar
• Turkish dictionary at Lexilogos

Additional Resources

• Barbour, Stephen, and Patrick Stevenson. Variation in German : a critical approach to German sociolinguistics. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Available at: WorldCat.
• Clyne, Michael George. Language and society in the German-speaking countries. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984. Available at: WorldCat.
• Leemann, Adrian. Swiss German intonation patterns. Amsterdam: PUBLISHER, John Benjamins Pub. Co. Available at: WorldCat.
• Alemannic German and other features of language at Jordioechsler