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Languages of Liechtenstein

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Liechtenstein
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
Deutsch
German
Text direction: LTR

German is Liechtenstein's national and official language under Article 6 of the Constitution.

1
Core language shown
Country-level reference set
German
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
1
Writing system represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

German

Read the Characters

German · 30 characters

German · 30 characters
A
a
B
b
C
c
D
d
E
e
F
f
G
g
H
h
I
i
J
j
K
k
L
l
M
m
N
n
O
o
P
p
Q
q
R
r
S
s
T
t
U
u
V
v
W
w
X
x
Y
y
Z
z
Ä
ä
Ö
ö
Ü
ü
ẞ
ß

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in Liechtenstein?

German is Liechtenstein's national and official language under Article 6 of the Constitution.

What writing systems are used in Liechtenstein?

The represented writing system is Latin and the primary direction shown is left to right.

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Sources & methodology

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Constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein

Government constitutional source. Article 6 states that German is the national and official language.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.