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==Description==
==Description==
The official language in Liechtenstein is '''German''': <br>  
The official language in Liechtenstein is '''German''': <br>  
*''Alemannic dialect'' - Spoken by most Liechtensteiners and is different from ''Standard German'' <br>
*''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 <br>
*''Walser German dialect'' - Spoken in Triesenberg <br>
*''Walser German dialect'' - Spoken in Triesenberg <br>
*''Swiss Standard German'' -Also understood and spoken by most Liechtensteiners<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Liechtenstein," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein#Languages, accessed 2 April 2021.</ref>
*''Swiss Standard German'' -Also understood and spoken by most Liechtensteiners<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Liechtenstein," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein#Languages, accessed 2 April 2021.</ref>

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Description[edit | edit source]

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[1]

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  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Liechtenstein," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein#Languages, accessed 2 April 2021.