Luxembourgian

Language Information

Luxembourgian, more properly Lelzeburgesh, is spoken in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is basically a dialect of German, but since Luxembourg is an independent country, its language is generally thought of as a separate language. There are about 350,000 speakers.

Luxembourgian is spoken/used in the following countries:

Language Family
Indo-European
Subgroup
Germanic
Branch
Western

Luxembourgian Language Sample

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1

Luxembourgeois

All Mënsch kënnt fräi a mat deer selwechter Dignitéit an dene selwechte Rechter op d'Welt. Jiddereen huet säi Verstand a säi Gewësse krut an soll an engem Geescht vu Bridderlechkeet denen anere géintiwwer handelen.

English translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights