Category:Letzeburgesch (Language)

This language, Letzeburgesch, is a primary language in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg where it is spoken by about 300,000 of the 370,000 inhabitants.

This language is also known as Luxemburgian, Luxembourgeois, Luxembourgish, Letzburgisch, and Moselle Franconian. It is essentially a Germanic language which is closely related to but as distinct from Standard German as is Dutch. It is considered a Moselle variety of Frankish German related to varieties of Mitteldeutsch as spoken in Belgium. Though most citizens of Luxembourg are also fluent in German and French, there is great national pride in Letzeburgesch and it is therefore used in a national literature and other forms of creative art.

See Also

Letzeburgesch Rosary Prayers