What languages were spoken in Austria-Hungary?

Answer 1

Most people in Austria speak German, but there are a few minor languages spoken such as Turkish.
The main and the only official language of Austria is German.
German language

German
They speak German. As with most languages, there is a dialect, but the language is certainly German.
German
The official language of Austria is German. Slovene and Hungarian are other languages also spoken by the people in Austria.
they speak German
German. (To be more precise - Austrian dialect of German.)
German
Most of the people speak German.
Although there are some villages where Turkish, French, Czech, and many other languages are spoken the national language and spoken all over the country is German.
German
German.
Austrians speak German (Deutsch). However, they speak a bit differently from their German brothers. Austrians have a distinct accent and a slightly different vocabulary.
The official language of Austria is German.
German.
No. They speak German, but it is a little bit different from German spoken in Germany (the same way that London English and New York City English are somewhat different).
Yes it is. They speak the Austrian dialect of German.
The principal language is officially called "Austrian German".

Accredited is also the "Austrian sign language".
A variety of German.
German is the official language.
German is the official language.
Yes. High German (which is the German spoken in Germany) is the official language of Austria. Nearly all Austrians can speak High German, but a minority in the more rural, mountainous areas speak local dialects of German that are quite different from High German.

German is the most common language, but the 3 official languages of Austria are German, Dutch and French.
German.
Officially Austria speaks German (with it's own dialects). But there are cultural links with the neighbouring countries... so some Austrians speak Slovenian, Hungarian, etc.
While Austria has no official second language, a significant percentage of Austrians speak English as a second language, which makes it the language with the largest number of speakers in Austria after German, the national language.
The main (and the official) language is German.
German
Austrians speak German. But with an Austrian dialect which is unmistakable to most German natives
GERMAN
German
First off, Autriche is the French name for Austria. The major languages spoken there are German, Slovene, Croatian, and Hungarian.

Answer 2

AustriaGerman, with some Slovenian spoken in the south SwitzerlandGerman, french Italian and Romansh, in that order

Answer 3

There is no such thing as "Bosnian Austria". Bosnia used to be a territory controlled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1878 until 1919. The language spoken in Bosnia under Austrian occupation was generally Serbo-Croatian, which is the language still spoken in Bosnia. (However, because of the politics in the Balkans, the language is currently called Bosnian, even though it is the same thing.) However, the Austrian rulers in Bosnia promulgated official business in German, sometimes with a translation into Serbo-Croatian for the locals to understand.

Answer 4

Yes. While Austria's official language is German, a significant percentage of Austrians speak English as a second language, which makes it the language with the largest number of speakers in Austria after German.

Answer 5

Official Languages: The primary official language of Austria-Hungary was High German. In some aspects of the government, due to the dual monarchy, the second official language was Hungarian.

Spoken Languages: While these languages did not have official status as national languages, there were a number of additional languages including: Czech, Italian, Moravian, Polish, Romani/Gypsy Romanian, Ruthenian Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Slovene Ukrainian, and Yiddish. There were also foreigners living in the Austro-Hungarian Empire from other origins who spoke their particular languages.

Answer 6

High German (which is the German spoken in Germany) is the official language of Austria. Nearly all Austrians can speak High German, but a minority in the more rural, mountainous areas speak local dialects of German that are quite different from High German. Some Germans find these dialects of German difficult or impossible to understand.

Answer 7

The 1 official language of Austria is German.

Austrian German is spoken natively by 88.6% of the population. Standard Austrian German is used in education, media, and government, but in less formal situations, Austrians tend to use forms closer to or identical with the Bavarian and Alemannic dialects, traditionally spoken – but rarely written – in Austria.

Here are the minority languages of Austria (statistics are from 2001):

1. Turkish (2.28%)
2. Serbian (2.21%)
3. Croatian (1.63%)
4. English (0.73%)
5. Hungarian (0.51%)
6. Bosnian (0.43%)
7. Polish (0.35%)
8. Albanian (0.35%)
9. Slovenian (0.31%)
10. Czech (0.22%)
11. Arabic (0.22%)
12. Romanian (0.21%)
    
13. Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS), spoken by about 10,000 people.
    

Austrian Sign Language shares some features with German Sign Language and Swiss-German Sign Language, but is not mutually intelligible with either.

Answer 8

For the languages of Bosnia, click here.For the languages of Austria, click here.

Answer 9

For the languages of Austria, click here.For the languages of Switzerland, click here.

Answer 10

The primary official language of Austria-Hungary was High German. In some aspects of the government, due to the dual monarchy, the second official language was Hungarian.