GK
COUNTRY LANGUAGES
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Swati
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Spanish
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Portuguese
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Luxembourgish
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are three official languages in the country: Luxembourgish, French and German.
Detailed explanation-2: -French is the main communication language, followed by Luxembourgish, German, English and Portuguese. French is used particularly in trade, hotels, restaurants and cafes, mainly in the capital and its surrounding area.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today, Luxembourgish is the mother tongue of most Luxembourgers. It sounds close to Dutch, being a mixture of German and French with regional and even locally varying dialects. Luxembourgish is also the national language of Luxembourg and, together with German and French, one of its administrative languages.
Detailed explanation-4: -Due to this history, Luxembourg’s official languages were initially Standard German and French. It was only in 1984 that Luxembourgish became the national language.
Detailed explanation-5: -Luxembourgish (Luxembourg) and Turkish (Cyprus) are the only two national languages that are not official languages of the EU.