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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.
The personal union proved short-lived as it was bilaterally and amicably dissolved in 1890. [5] Legally, all citizens of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are considered to be Luxembourgers per Luxembourgish law, although a distinct Germanic ethnolinguistic identification is vocally espoused and promoted. The corresponding adjective is "Luxembourgish".
'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.
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
Monique Philippart (born 1955), children's writer, writing in German; Nathalie Ronvaux (born 1977), poet, playwright; Germaine Simon (1921–2012), novelist, short story writer; Margret Steckel (born 1934), German-born Luxembourg novelist, columnist, translator, writing in German; Marie Henriette Steil (1898–1930), short story writer
As a result, only a minority of literary-minded intellectuals find reading Luxembourgish easy or enjoyable. The majority of Luxembourgers regard their language as a spoken one only. [9] In recent years, the rise of texting and social media has made written Luxembourgish a lot more common between the younger generations.
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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film [nb 1] since 1997. The Foreign Language Film award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. [3]