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Luxembourgish (/ ˈ l ʌ k s əm b ɜːr ɡ ɪ ʃ / LUK-səm-bur-ghish; also Luxemburgish, [2] Luxembourgian, [3] Letzebu(e)rgesch; [4] endonym: Lëtzebuergesch [ˈlətsəbuəjəʃ] ⓘ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 300,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide.
When Luxembourgish children are first taught to read and write in public schools, it is in German. The language of instruction in public primary school is German. Moreover, Luxembourgish is taught only one hour per week at secondary school and only in the first years. In secondary school, besides German, French and Luxembourgish, English is
Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are greatly influenced by France and Germany: Luxembourgish, a Germanic language, is the only recognized national language of the Luxembourgish people and of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; [13] [14] French is the sole language for legislation; and both languages along with German are used for ...
Luxembourgish has a literary tradition that began in the 1820s with the development of serious forms of poetry, followed by drama and eventually narrative prose. [9] However, the average Luxembourger finds Luxembourgish texts difficult to read. Schoolchildren do not read Luxembourgish until the age of 11 or 12.
Luxembourgers (/ ˈ l ʌ k s əm b ɜːr ɡ ər z / LUK-səm-bur-gərz; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerger [ˈlətsəbuəjɐ] ⓘ) are an ethnic group native to their nation state of Luxembourg, where they make up around half of the population. They share the culture of Luxembourg and speak Luxembourgish, a West Germanic language.
'Luxembourgian' has unfortunately become widely used on Wikipedia, however this is incorrect and should be changed when encountered. 'Luxembourgish' is the name of the language, whilst 'Luxembourger' is the demonym. So I think we should go ahead and fix things. – Kaihsu 13:33, 28 March 2015 (UTC) Luxembourgish is the only proper word.
A google search for luxembourgish and luxembourgian certainly suggests that luxembourgian is a lot rarer, if it is at all allowed. Teutanic 16:33, 16 February 2007 (UTC) [ reply ] 'Luxembourgish' is the language.
Along with Michel Lentz and Michel Rodange, he is an outstanding figure in the history of Luxembourg literature, writing poetry in Luxembourgish. [8] Another influential writer was Batty Weber (1860–1940) who worked both as a journalist and as an author of short stories, novels, plays and poems, contributing much to the development of ...