German (Standard High German: Deutsch, pronounced [dɔʏtʃ] ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely...

official language of Germany is German, with over 95 percent of the country speaking Standard German or a dialect of German as their first language. This...

In the 21st century, German dialects are dying out as Standard German gains primacy. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called...

Low German is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in...

Palatine German (Standard German: Pfälzisch, endonym: Pälzisch) is a group of Rhine Franconian dialects spoken in the Upper Rhine Valley, roughly in the...

since the first ethnically German families settled in the United States in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1608, the German language, dialects, and different traditions...

Pennsilfaanisch), sometimes referred to as Pennsylvania German, is a variety of Palatine German spoken by the Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish,...

The High German languages (German: hochdeutsche Mundarten, i.e. High German dialects), or simply High German (Hochdeutsch) – not to be confused with Standard...

ייִדיש-טײַטש‎, historically also Yidish-Taytsh, lit. 'Judeo-German') is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originates from...

Swiss German (Standard German: Schweizerdeutsch, Alemannic German: Schwiizerdütsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch Mundart, and others)...