Silesian language
West Slavic ethnolect
Silesian or Upper Silesian (Silesian: ślōnskŏ gŏdka / ślůnsko godka [ˈɕlonskɔ ˈɡɔtka]; Czech: slezština; Polish: gwara śląska, język śląski, etnolekt śląski; German: Schlonsakisch, Wasserpolnisch (pej.)) from the West Slavic language family. Some linguists say, that it is a dialect of Polish, because of big similarities between these languages. It's mostly spoken in Poland, but also in the Czech Republic and Germany.
Silesian | |
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Upper Silesian | |
ślōnskŏ gŏdka ślůnsko godka | |
Pronunciation | [ˈɕlonskɔ ˈɡɔtka] |
Native to | Poland (Silesian Voivodeship, Opole Voivodeship), Czech Republic (Moravia–Silesia, Jeseník) |
Region | Upper Silesia / Silesia |
Ethnicity | Silesians |
Native speakers | 510,000 (2011 census)[1] |
Early form | Old Polish |
Latin script (Silesian alphabet)[3] | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | szl |
Glottolog | sile1253 |
ELP | Upper Silesian |
Linguasphere | 53-AAA-cck, 53-AAA-dam |
References
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Silesian edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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