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Allemand is the French term for what in English is “German.” It can function as a masculine noun meaning a person from Germany (un Allemand; des Allemands) and as an adjective meaning “of Germany” (allemand, allemande). The term is also used for the German language, la langue allemande.

Étymologie: The word derives from Latin Alemanni, the name of a historic Germanic tribe living near the

Linguistique: German (Deutsch) belongs to the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. In French

Géographie et usage: German is the official or national language in Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein, and

Démographie et statut: There are tens of millions of native German speakers, with a broader community that

Rhine.
Through
medieval
usage
in
French,
Alemanni
came
to
denote
the
German-speaking
peoples
and
their
language,
leading
to
the
modern
designation
“allemand”
in
French.
usage,
“allemand”
often
refers
to
the
standard
German
as
well
as
to
the
language
in
general,
which
has
a
standard
form
called
Hochdeutsch
and
many
regional
dialects
and
varieties.
one
of
the
official
languages
of
Switzerland
and
Luxembourg.
It
is
also
present
in
Belgium
(eastern
cantons)
and
Italy’s
South
Tyrol.
The
language
has
a
large
body
of
literature,
media,
and
education
systems,
and
it
is
widely
taught
as
a
foreign
language
worldwide.
includes
second-language
speakers
and
learners.
The
term
“allemand”
remains
the
standard
French
designation
for
the
language
and
for
people
from
Germany.