West Germanic languages

A branch of Germanic within Indo-European with 54 languages in this index, split into 4 branches; 3 sit directly under it.

54 languagesGlottolog west2793ISO 639-5 gmwQ26721

Branches

HiHigh German18 languages

Central German 6

AnAnglo-Frisian12 languages

Anglic 8 Frisian 4

NoNorth Sea Germanic11 languages

WeWeser-Rhine Germanic10 languages

Franconian 10

Vitality of 37 rated members

Institutional · 8Stable · 17Endangered · 11Dormant or extinct · 1

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Languages

Language	ISO	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
engEnglish	`eng`	+93	1.13 bn	0 · International
deuGermanDeutsch	`deu`	+9	135 m	1 · National
nldDutchNederlands	`nld`	+6	23.1 m	1 · National
barBavarianBoarisch	`bar`		14.1 m	5 · Developing
gswAlemannicAlemannisch	`gsw`	+4	10 m	5 · Developing
afrAfrikaans	`afr`	+2	7.2 m	1 · National
ndsLow GermanPlattdütsch	`nds`		5 m	7 · Shifting
gpeGhanaian Pidgin English	`gpe`		5 m	3 · Wider Communication
limLimburgishLimburgs	`lim`		1.6 m	2 · Provincial
scoScotsScots leid	`sco`		1.6 m	5 · Developing
vlsWest FlemishWest-Vlams	`vls`		1.4 m	6b · Threatened
yidYiddishיידיש	`yid`	+26	1 m	Definitely endangered
pflPalatinate GermanPälzisch	`pfl`		1 m	6a · Vigorous
fryWest FrisianFrysk	`fry`		845,100	Vulnerable
swgSwabianSchwäbisch	`swg`		820,000	5 · Developing
pdtPlautdietsch	`pdt`		261,000	8a · Moribund
drtDrèents	`drt`		255,000	5 · Developing
zeaZeelandicZeêuws	`zea`		220,000	5 · Developing
frsEast Frisian Low Saxon	`frs`		200,000	7 · Shifting
pdcPennsylvania GermanPennsylvanisch Deitsch	`pdc`		148,000	6b · Threatened
gehHutterite German	`geh`		40,000
pisPijin	`pis`		25,000	3 · Wider Communication
sliSilesian Germanschläsche Sproache	`sli`		22,900	6a · Vigorous
yecYenish	`yec`	+1	16,000	6a · Vigorous
frrNorth FrisianNuurdfresk	`frr`		10,000	7 · Shifting
mhnMòcheno	`mhn`		1,900	6a · Vigorous
stqSaterland FrisianSeeltersk	`stq`		1,000	7 · Shifting
cimCimbrian	`cim`		400	6b · Threatened
yolYola	`yol`		140	Extinct
wymWymysorysWymysiöeryś	`wym`		70	8a · Moribund
angOld EnglishÆnglisc sprǣc	`ang`
enmMiddle English	`enm`
gohOld High GermanAlthochdeutsch	`goh`
osxOld Saxon	`osx`
gmhMiddle High German	`gmh`
frkFrankish*Frenkisk	`frk`
kshKölsch	`ksh`
lngLombardic	`lng`
gmlMiddle Low German	`gml`
ofsOld FrisianFrysk	`ofs`
dumMiddle Dutch	`dum`
hrxHunsrikHunsrickisch	`hrx`			7 · Shifting
odtOld Dutch	`odt`
gctColonia Tovar	`gct`			7 · Shifting
wepWestphalian	`wep`			6a · Vigorous
twdTweants	`twd`			5 · Developing
stlStellingwarfs	`stl`			5 · Developing
actAchterhooks	`act`			5 · Developing
dcrNegerhollands	`dcr`			10 · Extinct
oorOorlams	`oor`			6a · Vigorous
vmfMain-FranconianMainfränkisch	`vmf`			6a · Vigorous
sdzSallaans	`sdz`			6a · Vigorous
sczShetlandicShaetlan	`scz`
yddEastern Yiddish	`ydd`			4 · Educational

54 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata