Silesian Language: West Slavic ethnolect
Silesian or Upper Silesian (Silesian: ślōnskŏ gŏdka / ślůnsko godka ; 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Early form | Old Polish |
| Latin script (Silesian alphabet) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | szl |
| Glottolog | sile1253 |
| ELP | Upper Silesian |
| Linguasphere | 53-AAA-cck, 53-AAA-dam |
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