What language do the people in Germany, living across the border with Luxembourg, speak?

Question

One of the official languages in Luxembourg is "Luxemburish". Does the population on the other side of the border (with Germany) speak "Luxemburish" or "German"? How are these languages different and/or similar?

Answer 1

On the German side of the border, they mostly speak german.

"Letzeburgisch" is mostly like german but the pronunciation is a little different and there are also a lot of french words contained in that language. In luxembourg mostly everybody speaks french, german and letzeburgisch.

Answer 2

I think tatleri pretty much gave you your answer!

(Troll - WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE) Why do you think you keep getting TONS of thumbs down. your one means nothing to us. Get a life)

She is correct.

Answer 3

Germans in the region next to Luxembourg (Rhineland-Palatinate) speak german, although the local dialect of this part of Germany near Luxembourg is similar, although not the same as luxembourgish... (I think you could call them "first cousins").

Luxembourgers speak several languages...

(Here's Wikipedias article on Languages of Luxembourg:

Three languages are recognized as official in Luxembourg: French, German, and Luxembourgish, a Franconian language of the Moselle region very similar to the local German dialect spoken in the neighboring part of Germany, except that it includes more borrowings from French. So in principal Luxembourgish is a High German dialect with the status of a national language. Apart from being one of the three official languages, Luxembourgish is also considered the national language of the Grand Duchy; it is the mother tongue or "language of the heart" for nearly all Luxembourgers.

Each of the three languages is used as the primary language in certain spheres. Luxembourgish is the language that Luxembourgers generally speak to each other, but it is not much written. Most official (written) business is carried out in French. German is usually the first language taught in school and is the language of much of the media and of the church.[19] In fact, around 65% of all articles published in Luxembourg are in the German language, 25% are in French and only 10% in Luxembourgish.

Luxembourg's education system is trilingual: the first years of primary school are in Luxembourgish, before changing to German, while secondary school, the language of instruction changes to French. [20] However, as proficiency in all three languages is required for graduation from secondary school, half the students leave school without a certified qualification, with the children of immigrants being particularly disadvantaged.[21]

In addition to the three official languages, English is taught in the compulsory schooling (mostly from the eighth grade, i.e. at the age between 12 to 14 years) and much of the population of Luxembourg can speak some simple English, at any rate in Luxembourg City. Portuguese and Italian, the languages of the two largest immigrant communities, are also spoken by large parts of the population, but by relatively few from outside their respective communities.)

Good question!! :-)

Answer 4

The border is close to a town called Trier or Trevor and the Trier slang and Luxemburish are similar