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Languages of Liechtenstein

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Principality of Liechtenstein, Fürstentum Liechtenstein. 35,000. National or official language: Standard German. Literacy rate: 100% (1989 WA). Immigrant languages: Italian (800). Deaf population: 1,818. The number of individual languages listed for Liechtenstein is 3. Of those, all are living languages.
German, Standard

[deu]   Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German 
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German, Swiss

[gsw] 29,000 in Liechtenstein.  Alternate names: Alemannic, Alemannisch, Schwytzertuetsch, Schwyzerdütsch.  Dialects: High Alemannisch.  Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic 
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Walser

[wae] 1,300 in Liechtenstein (1995 C. Buchli). Triesenberg, including Saminatal and Malbun. 1 community. Alternate names: Walscher.  Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic 
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