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Languages of Austria

Languages of Austria

Languages of
country = Austria
official = German (>90%) (Austrian German)
unofficial = Allemanic
Austro-Bavarian
regional = Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Romani
minority = Turkish
foreign = English (58%)
French (10%)
sign = Austrian Sign Language
keyboard = QWERTZ
keyboard

source = [http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_243_en.pdf ebs_243_en.pdf] (europa.eu)

The Languages of Austria include German, the official and most widely spoken language, and several minority languages.

German

German is the only nationally official language, and the language spoken by the largest proportion of Austrians. A number of dialects are spoken. Austrian German is the catch-all term for German in Austria, which can differ from Standard German to the many local vernaculars.

Alemannic

Alemannic dialects are mainly spoken in Vorarlberg, and are quite divergent from Standard German. The Alemannic spoken in Vorarlberg can be further divided into the High Alemannic variety.

Austro-Bavarian

The majority of Austrian German-speakers speak dialects belonging to the Austro-Bavarian group, and there is little linguistic barrier between Austrians and those living in southern Germany.

Minority languages

A number of minority languages are spoken in Austria, some of which have official status.

Turkish

Turkish is the largest minority language, in a situation mirroring that of Germany, spoken by some 2.3% of the population, mostly immigrants.

erbian

Serbian is the second most spoken minority language, with usage by 2.2% of Austrians.

Croatian

Croatian, an official language in Burgenland, is spoken by 1.6% of Austrians, and Croatians are recognized as a minority and have enjoyed special rights following the Austrian State Treaty (Staatsvertrag) of 1955.

Hungarian

While little spoken today, Hungarian has traditionally held an important position in Austria (or, more correctly, Austria-Hungary). Today, Hungarian is spoken by around 20,000 people (.05% of the Austrian population) in Burgenland.

Bosnian

The least spoken of Austria's minority languages, the Bosnian language is spoken by some .04% of the Austrian population.

lovenian

Slovenian, an official language in Carinthia, is spoken by 0.3% of Austrians.

References

*ftp://www.statistik.at/pub/neuerscheinungen/vzaustriaweb.pdf


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