German language at AllExperts German called Deutsch in German in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major language s It is the language with the most native speakers in the European Union It is spoken primarily in Germany Austria Liechtenstein the major part of Switzerland Luxembourg the South Tyrol in German Südtirol region of Italy the East Cantons of Belgium parts of Romania Poland Alsace in German Elsass and parts of Language name=German nativename=Deutsch familycolor=Indo-European pronunciation=[dÉÊ̯tÊ] states= Germany Austria Switzerland Liechtenstein Belgium Italy France Luxembourg Argentina Brazil Netherlands Czech Republic Denmark Namibia South Africa Canada USA and 35 other countries region= Central Europe Western Europe speakers=Native speakers 100 million Second language 22 mi dialectsgermangermanyhighinflectionlanguagelanguageslowneighbouringnounofficialsaxonstandardstatusvarietiesverb in German > German languagewith germanlanguagecalleddeutschtermgermanischequivalentenglish