Liechtenstein Languages
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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 Expansion depth limit exceeded
Foreigners make up around 14% of the population of Liechtenstein, primarily Italians and Turks. Italian and Turkish are both spoken in the country. Expansion depth limit exceeded
Word List(s)
German
Italian
Turkish
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
References
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