German

West Germanic language native to Central Europe
Intangible modern_language Q188
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German

Summary

German is a modern language[1]. German ranks in the top 5% of modern_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,947 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • German is in the country of Germany[3].
  • German is in the country of Austria[4].
  • German is in the country of Belgium[5].
  • German is in the country of Czech Republic[6].
  • German is in the country of Denmark[7].
  • German is in the country of Italy[8].
  • German's instance of is recorded as modern language[9].
  • German is a type of South Germanic[10].
  • German is a type of West Germanic languages[11].
  • German is a type of High German[12].
  • German's writing system is recorded as German alphabet[13].
  • German's writing system is recorded as German Braille[14].
  • German's Commons category is recorded as German language[15].
  • German's Wikimedia language code is recorded as de[16].
  • German comprises Austrian German[17].
  • German comprises Early New High German[18].
  • German comprises Old High German[19].
  • German comprises Middle High German[20].
  • German comprises Denglisch[21].
  • German comprises Yiddish[22].
  • German comprises Central German[23].
  • German comprises Upper German[24].
  • German comprises Pennsylvania German[25].
  • German comprises Rotwelsch[26].
  • German comprises Swiss German[27].

Body

Definition and Type

German's instance of is recorded as modern language[9]. Recorded subclass of include South Germanic[10], West Germanic languages[11], and High German[12].

Use and Application

Components include Austrian German[17], a language[28], in Austria[29]; Early New High German[18], a language[30]; Old High German[19], a language[31]; Middle High German[20], a natural language[32]; Denglisch[21], a mixed language[33]; and Yiddish[22], a macrolanguage[34], in Australia[35].

Why It Matters

German ranks in the top 5% of modern_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,947 views/month).[2] German has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] German is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

German has been cited as an influence by Esperanto[38], a planned language[39], in Esperantujo[40], founded in 1887[41] and Globasa[42], an international auxiliary language[43], founded in 2019[44].

FAQs

Who did German influence?

German has been cited as an influence by Esperanto[38] and Globasa[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Rémi sim · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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