German

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German is a West Germanic language widely spoken in Central Europe and used as an official language in several countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf West Germanic language
standardized language
branch West Germanic languages
closelyRelatedTo Dutch
English
Yiddish
coOfficialLanguageOf Belgium
Luxembourg
Switzerland
hasCase accusative
dative
genitive
nominative
hasDialectGroup Alemannic German
Bavarian
Central German
High German
Low German
Upper German
hasFeature extensive use of compound words
hasGrammaticalGender feminine
masculine
neuter
hasNumber plural
singular
hasRegulator Council for German Orthography
hasScript German orthography
hasStandardForm Standard German
linked to: German
historicalAncestor Old High German
historicalStage Middle High German
ISO639-1Code de
ISO639-2Code deu
ger
ISO639-3Code deu
languageFamily Indo-European languages
modernStage New High German
officialLanguageOf Austria
Belgium
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
South Tyrol (Italy)
Switzerland
primaryWordOrder SVO in main clauses
region Austria
Belgium
Central Europe
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
South Tyrol
Switzerland
statusInEU official language of the European Union
subfamily Germanic languages
usedIn European Union institutions
usesDiacritics umlaut (ä, ö, ü)
usesSpecialCharacter Eszett (ß)
wordOrder SOV in subordinate clauses
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Romanian language hasLoanwordsFrom German language
linked to: German
Swahili language lexicalInfluenceFrom German language
linked to: German
Old High German influenced Modern German
linked to: German
Timothy hasLanguageOfUse German language
linked to: German
Romani language influencedBy German language
linked to: German
Bavaria officialLanguage German
Council for German Orthography appliesToLanguage German language
linked to: German
Germans language German language
linked to: German
Germans nativeLanguageName Deutsch
linked to: German
German hasStandardForm Standard German
linked to: German
Charles languageOfUse German
Estonian language influencedBy German language
linked to: German
West Germanic languages includesLanguage German language
linked to: German
German-speaking Europe hasDominantLanguage German language
linked to: German
Königsberg primaryHistoricalLanguage German language
linked to: German
Alsace hasRegionalLanguage German
Kiunguja lexifierInfluence German
Emil hasLanguageOfUse German
André isUsedInLanguage German
Nicholas hasLanguageOfUse German language
linked to: German
Peter isUsedIn German language
linked to: German
Triestine Venetian dialect isDistinctFrom German language
linked to: German
Görlitz language German
Charles Philip of Brunswick-Lüneburg languageOfEthnicGroup German language
linked to: German
The Zahir hasTranslation German
Saarland officialLanguage German
Irminonic languages includes Standard German
linked to: German
Northern Germany language German
Maximilian hasLanguageOfUse German language
linked to: German
Blaustein officialLanguage German
Kraftt usedInLanguage German
Haskalah hasLanguage German
Fribourg officialLanguage German
Rubin usedInLanguage German