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Luxembourgish (/ ˈlʌksəmbɜːrɡɪʃ / 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. [ 5 ] The language is standardized and ...
The /æːɪ ~ ɑɪ/ and /æːʊ ~ ɑʊ/ contrasts arose from a former lexical tone contrast: the shorter /ɑɪ, ɑʊ/ were used in words with Accent 1, whereas the lengthened /æːɪ, æːʊ/ were used in words with Accent 2 (see Pitch-accent language.) [2] The contrast between the two sets of diphthongs is only partially encoded in orthography ...
IPA/Luxembourgish. < Help:IPA. This is the for transcriptions of Luxembourgish on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Luxembourgish in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here ...
The linguistic situation in Luxembourg is characterized by the practice and the recognition of three official languages: French, German, and the national language Luxembourgish, established in law in 1984. These three languages are also referred to as the three administrative languages, as the constitution does not specify them as being "official".
Jérôme Lulling is a linguist from Luxembourg who has been a leading figure in preservation and educational efforts relating to the Luxembourgish language, a Germanic language that became one of Luxembourg’s three official languages in 1984 and is spoken by approximately 600,000 people worldwide. [1][2] Lulling’s initial contributions to ...
Mid central vowel. The mid central vowel (also known as schwa) is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ə , a rotated lowercase letter e, which is called a "schwa". While the Handbook of the International Phonetic Association does not define the ...
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. Article 4: Administrative questions: If a citizen asks a question in Luxembourgish, German or French, the administration must reply, as far as ...
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