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German

German

Summary

German is natively spoken by about 90 million people, primarily in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and parts of Belgium, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg. It is a cornerstone of German cultural identity, renowned for its contributions to philosophy, science, and classical music. Written in the Latin alphabet, German grammar features a free word order, gendered nouns, and a complex system of noun declensions and verb conjugations to indicate tense, mood, and aspect.

Stats

  • Language Family: Indo-European

  • Writing System: Latin

  • Writing System Type: Alphabet

  • Writing Direction: L to R

  • Tones / Pitch Accent: N

  • Morphology: Fusional

  • Cases: 4

  • Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: 3

  • Number of Verb Tenses: 6

  • Word Order: Free

  • Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 14

  • Number of Consonants: 25

Areas Where Spoken

  • Austria (official) (88.6%) (8.01 mil)

  • Belgium (official) (0.7%) (82 k)

  • Germany (official) (90.1%) (75.5 mil)

  • Liechtenstein (official) (94.5%) (37 k)

  • Luxembourg (official) (2.3%) (15 k)

  • Switzerland (official) (62.5%) (5.49 mil)

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