German (Deutsch [dɔʏtʃ] ( listen)) is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central

Europe. It is the most widely spoken and (co-) official language

in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium,
and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg. The languages which
are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language
branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish,
and Yiddish. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.