Austria

Languages

Albanian, Tosk als

Users: 28,200 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Tosk

Alemannic gsw

Vorarlberg state. Users: 300,000 in Austria (1991 A. Schmidt). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Alemannisch Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic

Arabic, North Levantine Spoken apc

Users: 17,600 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Austrian Sign Language asq

Scattered. Users: 8,000 (2014 EUD). EUD estimates 8,000–10,000 Deaf sign language users. 39,500 deaf (2014 IMB). Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2005, Constitution, Section 8(3) as amended). Alternate Names: Carinthian Sign Language, KGS, OEGS, ÖGS, Österreichische Gebärdensprache Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language

Bavarian bar

Lower Austria and Salzburg states; Burgenland, Carinthia, and Styria (Northern Bavarian dialect). Users: 8,280,000 in Austria (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 14,539,000. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Bairisch, Bavarian Austrian, Bayerisch, Ost-Oberdeutsch Autonym: Boarisch Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Bavarian-Austrian

Bosnian bos

Users: 34,900 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western

Bulgarian bul

Users: 5,390 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Eastern

Burgenland Croatian ckm

Burgenland state. Users: 30,000 in Austria (2002 UNESCO). Status: 6b (Threatened). Recognized language (1955, Treaty of Vienna), under the name of ‘Croatian’. Alternate Names: Burgenlandkroatische Sprache, Chakavian, Gradišćanskohrvatski jezik Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western

Chinese zho

Users: 9,960 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished.

Croatian hrv

Burgenland, Lower Austria and Vienna states. Users: 109,000 in Austria (2017 World Factbook). Status: 6b (Threatened). Recognized language (1955, Treaty of Vienna). Alternate Names: Hrvatski, Serbo-Croatian Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western

Czech ces

Lower Austria. Users: 17,700 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Recognized language (1955, Treaty of Vienna). Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Czech-Slovak

Dutch nld

Users: 3,800 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian

English eng

Widespread. Users: 6,558,600 in Austria, all users. L1 users: 58,600 in Austria (2003 UNSD). L2 users: 6,500,000 (2019). Status: 4 (Educational). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English

French fra

Scattered. Users: 1,146,900 in Austria, all users. L1 users: 16,900 in Austria (2018 J. Leclerc). L2 users: 1,130,000 (Beck et al 2018). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French

German, Standard deu

Widespread. Users: 182,000 in Austria (2017 Eurostat). , based on nationality. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1929, Constitution, Article 8), constitution reinstated 1945. Alternate Names: Deutsch Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German

Greek ell

Users: 3,100 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Greek, Attic

Hungarian hun

Burgenland, Lower Austria, Styria, and Vienna states. Users: 40,600 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Ethnic population: 60,000 (Laakso et al 2013). Status: 4 (Educational). Recognized language (1976, Ethnic Groups Act, Articles 13–15). Alternate Names: Magyar, Ungarisch Classification: Uralic

Italian ita

Users: 794,700 in Austria, all users. L1 users: 10,700 in Austria (2003 UNSD). L2 users: 784,000 (European Commission 2012). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-Dalmatian

Macedonian mkd

Users: 5,150 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Eastern

Persian, Iranian pes

Users: 10,700 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian

Polish pol

Users: 30,600 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Lechitic

Portuguese por

Users: 3,200 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Portuguese-Galician

Romani, Carpathian rmc

Burgenland province. Users: 6,270 in Austria (2003 UNSD). All Romani in Austria. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Burgenland Romani, Central Romani, Romanes Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Northern

Romani, Sinte rmo

Upper Austria. Users: 6,270: All Romani in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Recognized language (1993, Federal Act of 16 December). Alternate Names: Manuš, Romanes, Sinte, Sinti, Sintitikes Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Northern

Romani, Vlax rmy

Burgenland state: Oberwart district and Oberwart city. Status: 6b* (Threatened). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Vlax

Romanian ron

Users: 16,900 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern

Russian rus

Users: 150,000 in Austria (Arefyev 2012), all users. L1 users: 40,000 (European Commission 2012). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East

Serbian srp

Users: 177,000 in Austria (2017 World Factbook). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western

Slovak slk

Scattered, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria, Vienna. Users: 10,200 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Recognized language (1955, Treaty of Vienna). Alternate Names: Slovenčina, Slovenský Jazyk Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Czech-Slovak

Slovene slv

Carinthia and Styria states. Users: 24,900 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Recognized language (1955, Treaty of Vienna). Alternate Names: Slovenščina, Slovenian, “Windisch” (pej.) Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western

Spanish spa

Users: 299,980 in Austria, all users. L1 users: 9,980 in Austria (2003 UNSD). L2 users: 290,000 (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian

Swabian swg

Tyrol state: Reutte district, Reutte town area. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Schwäbisch Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic

Swedish swe

Users: 2,680 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Swedish

Tagalog tgl

Users: 5,580 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Tagalog

Turkish tur

Users: 197,000 in Austria (2015). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkish

Walser wae

Tyrol state: Paznauntal area, Brandnertal, Galtur, Lech, Reintal, Schricken, Silbertal, and Warth; Vorarlberg state: Grosses Walsertal, Kleinwalsertal, Tannberg areas. Users: 8,080 in Austria (2000). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Walscher Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic