🇱🇮 What Language Do They Speak in Liechtenstein?
The short answer
Liechtenstein speaks German — the official language of the principality — while everyday conversation happens in Alemannic dialects closely related to Swiss German. Standard German gets you everywhere; the local dialect gets you smiles.
Worth knowing
- ●With ~40,000 people, Liechtenstein is the smallest German-speaking country
- ●The local Alemannic is closer to Swiss German than to standard German
- ●Liechtenstein uses the Swiss franc and shares Switzerland's linguistic orbit
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