Liechtenstein
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Alemannic
[gsw] Widespread. Users: 34,400 in Liechtenstein (2019 UNSD). Listed as German in the 2015 census (2019 UNSD). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Alemannisch, Schwytzertuetsch, Schwyzerdütsch. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic.
German, Standard
[deu] Users: 1,300 in Liechtenstein (2020 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1921, Constitution, Article 6). Alternate Names: Deutsch. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German.
Swiss-German Sign Language
[sgg] Scattered. Users: 40 in Liechtenstein (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimate assuming 0.1% of total population. Status: 5 (Developing). Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Walser
[wae] Triesenberg Commune, including Saminatal and Malbun enclaves; otherwise, scattered in southeast. Users: 1,300 in Liechtenstein (1995 C. Buchli). Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Walscher. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic.