German

German is a West Germanic language.
==Geographic Distribution==
===Official Language in===
*Austria
*Belgium
*Brazil (9 municipalities)
*Germany
*Italy (South Tyrol)
*Liechtenstein
*Luxembourg
*Poland (31 communes)
*Switzerland
=== Recognized minority language in: ===
* Brazil
** Espírito Santo
* Bosnia and Herzeovina
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Hungary
* Italy
** Friuli-Venezia Giulia
** Piedmont
** Trentino
** Valle d'Aosta
* Kazakhstan
* Namibia
* Poland
* Romania
* Russia
** Azov German National District
* Slovakia
* Ukraine
Category:Languages
Category:Indo-European languages
Category:Germanic languages
Category:West Germanic languages
Category:Languages of Europe
Category:Lingua franca