SILESIAN LANGUAGE
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:''This article is about the West Slavic language. For the Germanic language, see Lower Silesian language. For other uses see Silesian (disambiguation).''
'Silesian' or 'Upper Silesian' (Silesian: ''Ślůnsko godka'', ) is an ethnic language of Silesia. Language has code ISO 639-3: ''SZL''.
Silesian speakers currently live in the region of Upper Silesia, which is split between southwestern Poland and the northeastern Czech Republic. At present Silesian is commonly spoken in the area between historical border of Silesia on the east, and a line from Syców to Prudnik on the west, as well as in the Rawicz area (Khazaks). Until 1945 Silesian was also spoken in enclaves in Lower Silesia, as Lower Silesian language was spoken by the ethnic German majority populace of that region at the time.
According to the last census in Poland (2002), some 70,000 people declared Silesian as their first language, and some ~0.2 million people declared Silesian nationality. However, the total number of Silesian speakers (the majority of whom do not consider it as a separate language) exceeds two million. There are also about 100,000 Silesian (Cieszyn Silesian) speakers living in the Czech Republic; Cieszyn Silesian is also commonly spoken in the Polish part of Cieszyn Silesia. 10,878 people in Czech Republic declared Silesian nationality. Aside from Poland and the Czech Republic, Silesian is also spoken in several other parts of the world, but most of then declare their mother tongue as Polish.
Opinions are divided between polish linguists as to whether Silesian is a distinct language or another dialect of Polish. The issue can be contentious since some Silesians consider themselves to be a distinct ethnic minority or nationality within Poland.
When classified as a dialect, it is the most prominent regional dialect of the Polish language. When classified as a language, it is considered closely related to Polish and Czech with some influence from German.
★ Silesian alphabet
★ Cieszyn Silesian dialect
★ Lower Silesian language
★ Wymysorys
★ Pů naÅ¡ymu - djalykt Å›lůnski kodyfikowůny
★ Slonsko Lauba
:''This article is about the West Slavic language. For the Germanic language, see Lower Silesian language. For other uses see Silesian (disambiguation).''
'Silesian' or 'Upper Silesian' (Silesian: ''Ślůnsko godka'', ) is an ethnic language of Silesia. Language has code ISO 639-3: ''SZL''.
| Contents |
| Distribution |
| Dialect vs. language |
| See also |
| External links |
Distribution
Silesian speakers currently live in the region of Upper Silesia, which is split between southwestern Poland and the northeastern Czech Republic. At present Silesian is commonly spoken in the area between historical border of Silesia on the east, and a line from Syców to Prudnik on the west, as well as in the Rawicz area (Khazaks). Until 1945 Silesian was also spoken in enclaves in Lower Silesia, as Lower Silesian language was spoken by the ethnic German majority populace of that region at the time.
According to the last census in Poland (2002), some 70,000 people declared Silesian as their first language, and some ~0.2 million people declared Silesian nationality. However, the total number of Silesian speakers (the majority of whom do not consider it as a separate language) exceeds two million. There are also about 100,000 Silesian (Cieszyn Silesian) speakers living in the Czech Republic; Cieszyn Silesian is also commonly spoken in the Polish part of Cieszyn Silesia. 10,878 people in Czech Republic declared Silesian nationality. Aside from Poland and the Czech Republic, Silesian is also spoken in several other parts of the world, but most of then declare their mother tongue as Polish.
Dialect vs. language
Opinions are divided between polish linguists as to whether Silesian is a distinct language or another dialect of Polish. The issue can be contentious since some Silesians consider themselves to be a distinct ethnic minority or nationality within Poland.
When classified as a dialect, it is the most prominent regional dialect of the Polish language. When classified as a language, it is considered closely related to Polish and Czech with some influence from German.
See also
★ Silesian alphabet
★ Cieszyn Silesian dialect
★ Lower Silesian language
★ Wymysorys
External links
★ Pů naÅ¡ymu - djalykt Å›lůnski kodyfikowůny
★ Slonsko Lauba
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