German
How many people are native German speakers?
About 90 million people speak German natively, mainly in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, where it is recognized as an official language.
How many people speak German in the world?
Around 200 million people are estimated to speak German. This is because German is widely studied as a second or foreign language around the world.
Origins of German
German is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European family. It derives from Old High German and is consequently strongly related to Yiddish, but also shares many features and has influenced English and Dutch especially.
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