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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".
Marianne Majerus (born 1956), photographer, writer, specializing in works on gardens, writing in English, French and German; Claudine Muno (born 1979), novelist, children's writer, playwright, writing in English, French, German and Luxembourgish; Monique Philippart (born 1955), children's writer, writing in German
A Luxembourgish American couple from Wormeldange, Luxembourg, photographed in Minnesota circa 1890. Between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, approximately one-third of the Luxembourgish population emigrated. Luxembourg was, at the time, a poor country with an economy dominated by agriculture. [6]
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 ...
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A Luxembourgish passport (French: passeport luxembourgeois; Luxembourgish: lëtzebuergesche Pass; German: luxemburgischer Reisepass) is an international travel document issued to nationals of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and may also serve as proof of Luxembourgish citizenship.
Luxembourgish permits compounds where two words can come from different language families. It is very common to mix Romance and Germanic words into one Luxembourgish compound, such as "Buschauffeur". <chauffeur> can be either pronounced /ʃo:fɐ/ or /ʃo:fœr/, the first pronunciation being closer to native Luxembourgish phonology, especially ...