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German language

German (Deutsch, .

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Dialects
German dialects
Early forms
Middle High German Early New High German · Early New High German
Glottolog
stan1295
ISO 639-1
de
ISO 639-2
ger (B) deu (T)
ISO 639-3
Variously: deu – German gmh – Middle High German goh – Old High German gct – Colonia Tovar German bar – Bavarian cim – Cimbrian geh – Hutterite German ksh – Kölsch nds – Low Ger…

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Standard German

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German language

Nodes567
Edges566
Triples256
Avg. degree2
Density0.003527
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German language

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related to Literature · 47
German language → Among, Bible, Brecht, Carl Spitteler, Elfriede Jelinek, Elias Canetti, English, Eschenbach, Fourteen German-speaking, French, Gerhart Hauptmann, German, Germania, Goethe, Günter Grass, Heine, Heinrich Böll, Hermann Hesse, Herta Müller, Heyse
related to Low Franconian · 29
German language → Afrikaans, As, Belgium, Consequently, Dachsprache, During, Dutch, Early Modern Dutch, Early Modern Period, Following, German, Germany, In, In South Africa, Low Franconian, Lower Rhine, Middle Ages, Middle Dutch, Namibia, Netherlands
related to Vocabulary · 27
German language → Another, Borrowing, Christianisation, Colonia, During, English, French, German, Germanic, Greek, However, In, Indo-European, Italian, Joachim Heinrich Campe, Käse, Köln, Latin, Mauer, Most German
related to Low German · 20
German language → Americas, Around, Asia, Central, German, Gradually, Hanseatic League, In, It, Low German, Luther Bible, Middle, Middle Low German, Northern Germany, Southern Germany, Standard German, The, The Early New High, Upper German, World War II
related to Standardisation · 17
German language → Duden Handbook, German, German-speaking, High German, However, In, In Northern Germany, It, Low German, Northern Germany, Punctuation, Rather, Second Orthographic Conference, Standard German, The Deutsche Bühnensprache, Theodor Siebs, Upper-German-speaking
related to German-language media worldwide · 12
German language → Arabic, Deutsche Welle, DW, DW's, English, German, German Wave, German-language, German-speaking, Germany's, Spanish, The
related to Texts · 12
German language → Encyclopædia Britannica, Germany, Language, Literature, Mark Twain, Schurz, Texts, The American Cyclopædia, The Awful German Language, The German Mothertongue, Wikisource, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Recognised minority language in · 9
German language → Brazil (2 municipalities), Czech Republic (select localities), Denmark (Syddanmark), Hungary (Sopron), Namibia, Poland (Upper Silesia), Romania (select localities), Russia (Azovo German National District), Slovakia (Krahule)
related to Old High German · 9
German language → German, High German, Migration Period, Old High German, Old Saxon, The, This, Voiced, Voiceless
Linguasphere · 8
German language → 52-AC (Continental West Germanic), 52-ACB (Deutsch & Dutch), 52-ACB-d (Central German), 52-ACB-e & -f (Upper and Swiss German), 52-ACB-h (Émigré German varieties, including 52-ACB-hc (Hutterite German) & 52-ACB-he (Pennsylvania Dutch)), 52-ACB-i (Yenish), 52-ACB–dl (Standard German), Totalling 285 varieties: 52-ACB-daa to 52-ACB-i

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german language dialects english high standard also franconian spoken germany languages germanic low written varieties latin south second central speakers

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German languageDialectsGerman dialects1.00infobox
German languageEarly formsMiddle High German Early New High German1.00infobox
German languageEarly formsEarly New High German1.00infobox
German languageGlottologstan12951.00infobox
German languageISO 639-1de1.00infobox
German languageISO 639-2ger (B) deu (T)1.00infobox
German languageISO 639-3Variously: deu – German gmh – Middle High German goh – Old High German gct – Colonia Tovar German bar – Bavarian cim – Cimbrian geh – Hutterite German ksh – Kölsch nds – Low Ger…1.00infobox
German languageLanguage familyGermanicWest GermanicHigh GermanGerman1.00infobox
German languageLanguage familyWest GermanicHigh GermanGerman1.00infobox
German languageLanguage familyHigh GermanGerman1.00infobox
German languageLanguage familyGerman1.00infobox
German languageLinguasphere52-ACB–dl (Standard German)1.00infobox
German languageLinguasphere52-AC (Continental West Germanic)1.00infobox
German languageLinguasphere52-ACB (Deutsch & Dutch)1.00infobox
German languageLinguasphere52-ACB-d (Central German)1.00infobox
German languageLinguasphere52-ACB-e & -f (Upper and Swiss German)1.00infobox
German languageLinguasphere52-ACB-h (Émigré German varieties, including 52-ACB-hc (Hutterite German) & 52-ACB-he (Pennsylvania Dutch))1.00infobox
German languageLinguasphere52-ACB-i (Yenish)1.00infobox
German languageLinguasphereTotalling 285 varieties: 52-ACB-daa to 52-ACB-i1.00infobox
German languageNative toGermany, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Belgium, South Tyrol (Italy), Namibia1.00infobox
German languageOfficial language inAustria1.00infobox
German languageOfficial language inBelgium1.00infobox
German languageOfficial language inGermany1.00infobox
German languageOfficial language inLiechtenstein1.00infobox
German languageOfficial language inLuxembourg1.00infobox
German languageOfficial language inSwitzerland1.00infobox
German languageOfficial language inSouth Tyrol (Italy)1.00infobox
German languagePronunciation[dɔɪ̯tʃ] ⓘ1.00infobox
German languageRecognised minority language inBrazil (2 municipalities)1.00infobox
German languageRecognised minority language inCzech Republic (select localities)1.00infobox

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