Silesian language

Silesian
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)
Language family	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic West Slavic Lechitic Silesian; ; ; ; ;
Early form	Old Polish
Writing system	Latin script (Silesian alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	szl
Glottolog	sile1253
ELP	Upper Silesian
Linguasphere	53-AAA-cck, 53-AAA-dam

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 is mostly spoken in Poland, but also in the Czech Republic and Germany.

References

↑ "Raport z wyników: Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2011" [Report of results: National Census of Population and Housing, 2011.] (PDF). Central Statistical Office of Poland (in Polish). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-21.
↑ "Ethnologue report for language code: szl". Ethnologue. Languages of the World.
↑ Silesian language at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)

[GUS2011-1] "Raport z wyników: Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2011" [Report of results: National Census of Population and Housing, 2011.] (PDF). Central Statistical Office of Poland (in Polish). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-21.

[ethnologue-2] "Ethnologue report for language code: szl". Ethnologue. Languages of the World.

[3] Silesian language at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)

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