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The official language in Liechtenstein is '''German''': <br> | The official language in Liechtenstein is '''German''': <br> | ||
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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]
Foreigners make up around 14% of the population of Liechtenstein, primarily Italians and Turks. Italian and Turkish are both spoken in the country. [2]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
German
Italian
Turkish
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- 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
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Liechtenstein," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein#Languages, accessed 2 April 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Liechtenstein," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Liechtenstein, accessed 2 April 2021.