The official language is German; most speak Alemannic, a dialect of German that is highly divergent from Standard German, but closely related to those dialects spoken in neighbouring regions. In Triesenberg a quite distinct dialect, promoted by the municipality, is spoken. German is a West-Germanic language and part of the Indo-European group of languages. German is one of the large world languages and is spoken by more than 150 million people. It is closely related to Dutch and related to English and the Scandinavian languages. Many people, especially amongst the younger generations, also speak English.