Kölsch
PrintA language of Germany
ISO 639-3
Population
250,000 (1997 H. Jakobs).
Location
Cologne (Köln) area.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Language Use
Theaters, literature. An academy teaches it. All ages. Most also use Standard German [deu].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 99%. Bible portions: 1992.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Christian.