Polish and German Speaking countries

Polish

German

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

European Union, Poland

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Poland

Germany

1.4 Second Language

Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine

North Dakota, United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe

1.6 Minority Language

Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine

Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

1.7 Regulated By

Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)

Council for German Orthography

1.8 Interesting Facts

Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

1.9 Similar To

Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Albanian Languages

Polish vs German Countries

Comparing Polish vs German countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Polish and German languages.

Polish Speaking Countries: European Union, Poland.
German Speaking Countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland.

So we find that, total number of countries where Polish is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where German is official language is 7

Find if Polish and German are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Polish and German speaking countries will give you the presence of Polish and German languages in different countries. Along with Polish vs German countries, you can also compare Polish vs German.

Polish and German as Minority Language

In Polish and German speaking countries you will get the countries which have Polish and German as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Polish as minority language: Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine.
German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.

If you want to compare Polish and German dialects, then you can go to Polish vs German Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Polish and German Regulators

Polish and German speaking countries provide you Polish and German regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego) regulates Polish language.German is regulated by Council for German Orthography. Also get to learn, Polish and German Language History.

Polish and German Continents

Thinking about Polish and German continents in which Polish and German speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Polish and German. Most of the Polish speaking countries lie in Europe. While German 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 Polish and German languages:

Polish Interesting Facts:

Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.

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.

The Polish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages whereas Polish language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages and derived from Albanian Languages.