Luxembourgish
Speech parts
1. Luxembourgish - Adjective
2. Luxembourgish - Proper noun
Meaning
Of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people.
Of or in the language of Luxembourg (derived from the Moselle Franconian group of High German dialects).
Luxembourgish
A Germanic language spoken in Luxembourg and, traditionally, around the city of Arlon (Belgium); originally included in the Moselle Franconian group of High German dialects, but now usually regarded as a separate language due to its standardisation and official use in the state of Luxembourg.
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As French was forbidden, many Luxembourgers resorted to resuscitating old Luxembourgish words, which led to a renaissance of the language.
Despite the lack of a sharp boundary between Luxembourgish and the neighboring German dialects, this has led several linguists (from Luxembourg as well as Germany) to regard it as a separate, yet closely related language.
"everything what you always wanted know about Luxembourg") Vocabulary Luxembourgish has borrowed many French words.
Following independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the new Kingdom of Belgium in 1832 adopted its own Belgian franc, equivalent to the French one, followed by Luxembourg adopting the Luxembourgish franc in 1848 and Switzerland in 1850.
For those Germans familiar with Moselle Franconian dialects, it is relatively easy to understand and speak Luxembourgish as far as the everyday vocabulary is concerned.
Germanic languages such as Dutch and Luxembourgish were the predominant languages, although Romance languages also played an important role.