Luxembourgish language facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Luxembourgish
Lëtzebuergesch
Native to	Luxembourg, Belgium, France, Germany
Region	Central Europe
Native speakers	320,000  (1998)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic High German West Central German Central Franconian Moselle Franconian Luxembourgish
Writing system	Latin (Luxembourgish alphabet) Luxembourgish Braille
Official status
Official language in	Luxembourg
Recognised minority language in	Belgium (recognised by the (French Community of Belgium)
Regulated by	Conseil Permanent de la Langue Luxembourgeoise (CPLL)
Area where Luxembourgisch (hatched) and related Moselle Franconian is spoken.
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Luxembourgish is a West Germanic language. A lot of people in Luxembourg speak the language. It is quite similar to German and French. Outside Luxembourg, not many people speak it, and inside Luxembourg many people speak other languages, too.

Images for kids

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  Sign in Luxembourgish indicating the way to walk through a shop during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  Sign in French and Luxembourgish (in italic) in a supermarket. Items labeled in Standard German and French are displayed.

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  "Moien" ("Hello"): Sculpture (approx. 2 meters high) in the Justus-Lipsius building during the Luxembourgish EU-Presidency, first half of 2005

See also

In Spanish: Idioma luxemburgués para niños