German
West Germanic language
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Summary
German is a modern language[1]. German ranks in the top 5% of modern language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95,588 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Germany[3], Austria[4], Belgium[5], Czech Republic[6], Denmark[7], Italy[8], Liechtenstein[9], Luxembourg[10], Poland[11], Switzerland[12], France[13], Russia[14]
- Subclass of: South Germanic[15], West Germanic languages[16], High German[17]
- Writing system: German alphabet[18], German Braille[19]
- Commons category: German language[20]
- Wikimedia language code: de[21]
- Has part(s): Austrian German[22], Early New High German[23], Old High German[24], Middle High German[25], Denglisch[26], Yiddish[27], Central German[28], Upper German[29], Pennsylvania German[30], Rotwelsch[31], Swiss German[32]
- Edition or translation of: The Persians[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:German language[34]
- Language regulatory body: Council for German Orthography[35], Leibniz Institute for the German Language[36]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 76,540,740[37], 105,000,000[38], 58,452,300[39], 80,000,000[40]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[44], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[45], The American Cyclopædia[46], The New Student's Reference Work[47]
- Topic has template: Template:German language[48], Q73383869[49]
Why It Matters
German has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] German is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
German has been cited as an influence by Esperanto[52], a planned language[53], in Esperantujo[54], founded in 1887[55] and Globasa[56], an international auxiliary language[57], founded in 2019[58].
FAQs
Who did German influence?
German has been cited as an influence by Esperanto[52] and Globasa[56].