| Standard German, High German, Standard High German | |
|---|---|
| Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch | |
| Region | German-speaking Europe |
Native speakers | 70,000,000 (2012) 8,000,000 L2 in Germany (2012) |
Indo-European
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Standard forms | |
| Latin (German alphabet) German Braille | |
| Signed German, LBG (Lautsprachbegleitende/Lautbegleitende Gebärden) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Austria Belgium Germany South Tyrol (Italy) Liechtenstein Luxembourg Switzerland Minority/Cultural/National language in various other countries/dependencies |
| Regulated by | No official regulation (German orthography regulated by the Council for German Orthography). |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | de |
| ISO 639-2 | ger (B) deu (T) |
| ISO 639-3 | deu |
| Glottolog | stan1295 |
Standard German, High German, or Standard High German, (German: Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch, or in Swiss Standard German Schriftdeutsch), is the standardized variety of the German language used in formal occasions, and for communication between different dialect areas. It has three specific regional variants: German Standard German, Austrian Standard German, and Swiss Standard German.