Language code: lb
Technical information about ISO 639 language code lb
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The table below provides technical details for the Luxembourgish language, designated by the lb code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Luxembourgish Native Lëtzebuergesch |
| Family | Germanic |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central LuxembourgishNorthern (Eifel/Eislécker) LuxembourgishMoselle Luxembourgish (Miseler)Arlon Luxembourgish (Areler) |
| Related languages | Standard GermanPalatine GermanRipuarianPennsylvania GermanYiddish |
| Key facts | Classified in the West Central German group (Moselle Franconian branch)Orthography first standardized in 1946 and overhauled in 1999Vocabulary shows heavy borrowing from French, especially in administration and cuisineThe alphabet omits the German letter ß, replacing it with “ss”The first known Luxembourgish grammar was published by Jean-François Gangler in 1845. |
| Sample phrase | Moien, wéi geet et dir? |
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Luxembourgish belongs to the Indo-European language family, specifically to the Germanic subgroup. It is one of the official languages of Luxembourg and is also used in some parts of Belgium. It is written using the Latin script (Luxembourgish alphabet). It is estimated that there are more than 400,000 speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
Speakers
415K
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Luxembourgish speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
lb-LU – Luxembourgish (Luxembourg)
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- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
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- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ