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Foreign-born people and guest workers make up almost half (47%) of the population of Luxembourg. The most common languages spoken by them, other than German and French, are Portuguese, English and Italian. [11] In addition to Luxembourgish, French, and German; English is frequently an acceptable language for use in and with government services ...
It is also spoken in the Arelerland region of Belgium (part of the Province of Luxembourg) and in small parts of Lorraine in France. In the German Eifel and Hunsrück regions, similar local Moselle Franconian dialects of German are spoken. The language is also spoken by a few descendants of Luxembourg immigrants in the United States and Canada.
The use of languages for legal and administrative purposes is regulated by a law promulgated in 1984, including the following provisions: [1] Article 1: The national language of the Luxembourgers is Luxembourgish. Article 2: The laws are in French. Article 3: The language of the government: Luxembourgish, German and French can be used.
The main languages of media in Luxembourg are French and German. The newspaper with the largest circulation is the German-language daily Luxemburger Wort. [217] Because of the strong multilingualism in Luxembourg, newspapers often alternate articles in French and articles in German, without translation.
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [1] ... Luxembourg: 4 12 16 0.23 499,250 31,203 66,100
Possibly, Luxembourg is the country with the highest proportion of Portuguese speakers whose official language isn't Portuguese, only behind Uruguay. [28] The Portuguese community in Luxembourg retains strong ties with its homeland and, between 2000 and 2021, it has sent approximately 2.035 billion euros to Portugal in remittances.
The linguistic situation in Luxembourg is complicated. The "national language" is Luxembourgish, a West Germanic language based on the same German dialect as in the neighbouring part of Germany. Three languages are used by the administration: Luxembourgish, French and German. French is the only language of legislation [16]
Pages in category "Languages of Luxembourg" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...