German and Estonian Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Estonia, European Union
National Language
Germany
Estonia, Gambia
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Institute of the Estonian Language
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Finnish
Derived From
Albanian Languages
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German and Estonian as Minority Language
In German and Estonian speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Estonian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Estonian as minority language: Denmark, Russia, Sweden.
If you want to compare German and Estonian dialects, then you can go to German vs Estonian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Estonian Regulators
German and Estonian speaking countries provide you German and Estonian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Estonian is regulated by Institute of the Estonian Language. Also get to learn, German and Estonian Language History.
German and Estonian Continents
Thinking about German and Estonian continents in which German and Estonian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Estonian. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While Estonian speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of German and Estonian languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Estonian Interesting Facts:
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Finnish and derived from Not Available.