Standard German facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Standard German, High German, Standard High German |
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| Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch | |
| Region | German-speaking Europe |
| Native speakers | 70,000,000 (2012)e19 8,000,000 L2 in Germany (2012) |
| Language family |
Indo-European
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| Standard forms |
German Standard German
Austrian Standard German
Swiss Standard German
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| Writing system | Latin (German alphabet) German Braille |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | Austria Belgium Germany South Tyrol (Italy) Liechtenstein Luxembourg Switzerland Minority/Cultural/National language in various other countries/dependencies |
| Regulated by | No official regulation (German orthography regulated by the Council for German Orthography). |
Standard German, High German, or Standard High German, (German: Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch, or in Swiss Standard German Schriftdeutsch), is the standardized variety of the German language used in formal occasions, and for communication between different dialect areas. It has three specific regional variants: German Standard German, Austrian Standard German, and Swiss Standard German.
Related pages
- History of the German language
- Standard language
Images for kids
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The national and regional standard varieties of the German language.
See also
In Spanish: Hochdeutsch para niños
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