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Silesian
Ślůnsko godka
Spoken in: Silesian Voivodeship and Opole Voivodeship in Poland, Moravian-Silesian Region and Olomouc Region (only Jeseník District) in Czech Republic, Germany and USA 
Region: Upper Silesia / Silesia
Total speakers: > 1 250 000[citation needed]
Language family: Indo-European
 Slavic
  West Slavic
   Silesian
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: –
ISO 639-3: szl
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode.
This article is about the West Slavic language. For the Germanic language, see Lower Silesian language. For other uses see Silesian (disambiguation).
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Silesian or Upper Silesian (Silesian: Ślůnsko godka, Polish: Język śląski) is an ethnic language of Silesia. The ISO 639-3 language code is szl. Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Capital city Opole Area 9412. ... , Official name: Moravskoslezský kraj Country Communes 21  - Bílovec  - Bohumín  - Bruntál  - ÄŒeský Těšín  - FrenÅ¡tát pod RadhoÅ¡tÄ›m  - Frýdek-Místek  - Frýdlant nad Ostravicí  - Hlučín  - Jablunkov  - Karviná  - KopÅ™ivnice  - KravaÅ™e  - Krnov  - Nový Jičín  - Odry  - Opava  - Orlová  - Ostrava  - RýmaÅ™ov... Olomouc Region (Czech: Olomoucký kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (Morava) and in a small part of the historical region of Silesia (Slezsko). ... Map of Upper Silesia, 1746 Upper Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Latin: Silesia Superior; Polish: ; Silesian: Gůrny Åšlůnsk) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Lower Silesia is to the northwest. ... Silesia (English pronunciation [], Czech: ; German: ; Latin: ; Polish: ; Silesian: Åšlůnsk) is a historical region in central Europe, located along the upper and middle Oder River, upper Vistula River, and along the Sudetes, Carpathian (Silesian Beskids) mountain range. ... A language family is a group of languages related by descent from a common proto-language. ... For other uses, see Indo-European. ...  Countries where a West Slavic language is the national language  Countries where an East Slavic language is the national language  Countries where a South Slavic language is the national language The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup... This article or section should be merged with List of West Slavic languages The West Slavic languages is a subdivision of the Slavic language group (q. ... ISO 639-1 is the first part of the ISO 639 international-standard language-code family. ... ISO 639-2 is the second part of the ISO 639 standard, which lists codes for the representation of the names of languages. ... ISO 639-3 is an international standard for language codes. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ... Lower Silesian (also called Niederschlesisch) is a Germanic dialect spoken in Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland as well as in the northeast of the Czech Republic and a part of eastern Germany. ... Silesian as an adjective can mean anything from or related to Silesia. ... Silesia (English pronunciation [], Czech: ; German: ; Latin: ; Polish: ; Silesian: Åšlůnsk) is a historical region in central Europe, located along the upper and middle Oder River, upper Vistula River, and along the Sudetes, Carpathian (Silesian Beskids) mountain range. ... ISO 639-3 is an international standard for language codes. ...

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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. Map of Upper Silesia, 1746 Upper Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Latin: Silesia Superior; Polish: ; Silesian: Gůrny Åšlůnsk) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Lower Silesia is to the northwest. ... Syców (German: Groß Wartenberg) is located in Gmina Syców, Olesnica County, Poland. ... Prudnik (German: ) is a town in south-western Poland with 24,000 inhabitants (2003), situated in the Opole Voivodship. ... Rawicz is a town in central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants (2004). ... Lower Silesia (German: ; Polish: ; Latin: Silesia Inferior) is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia. ... Lower Silesian (also called Niederschlesisch) is a Germanic dialect spoken in Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland as well as in the northeast of the Czech Republic and a part of eastern Germany. ...


According to the last official census in Poland (2002), 60,000 people declared Silesian as their first language (native language), and over 173,000 people declared Silesian nationality. However, the total number of Silesian speakers exceeds two million[citation needed]. 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. Speakers of Cieszyn Silesian dialect usually identify themselves on the nationality level as Poles[1]. According to the last official census in Czech Republic, 10,878 people in declared Silesian nationality. Polish census of 2002 (Polish: ) was a census in Poland taken from 21 May to 8 June 2002. ... “Native Language” redirects here. ... Girl in Upper Silesian dress from Mysłowice, 2006 Woman in Silesian dress from Teschen, 1914 Silesians (Silesian: Ślônzoki; Polish: ; Czech: ; German: ) are the West Slavic inhabitants of Silesia (Czech: ) , Poland and Czech Republic. ... Cieszyn Silesian dialect (Polish: gwara cieszyńska, Czech těšínské nářečí) is one of the Silesian dialects of Polish language with strong Czech and German influences. ... Cieszyn Silesia (Polish: Śląsk Cieszyński, Czech: Těšínské Slezsko, German: Teschener Schlesien) is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, between the Vistula and Oder rivers. ...


Example

"Our Father" in Silesian, Polish and Czech. The Sermon on the Mount by Carl Heinrich Bloch. ...


Silesian

Fadře noš, kery ježeś we ńybje,
bydź pośwjyncůne mjano Twoje.
Přidź krůlestwo Twoje.
Bydź wola Twojo, kej we ńybje,
tak tyž na źymji.
Chlyb noš každodźynny dej nům dźiśej.
A uodpuść nům noše winy,
kej a my uodpuščůmy nošym winńikům.
A ńy wůdź nos na pokušyńy,
nale zbow nos uod zuygo. Amyn.

Polish

Ojcze nasz, któryś jest w niebie,
święć się imię Twoje,
przyjdź królestwo Twoje,
bądź wola Twoja jako w niebie tak i na ziemi.
Chleba naszego powszedniego daj nam dzisiaj.
I odpuść nam nasze winy,
jak i my odpuszczamy naszym winowajcom.
I nie wódź nas na pokuszenie,
ale zbaw nas ode złego. Amen.

Czech

Otče náš, jenž jsi na nebesích,
posvěť se jméno Tvé
Přijď království Tvé.
Buď vůle Tvá, jako v nebi, tak i na zemi.
Chléb náš vezdejší dej nám dnes
A odpusť nám naše viny,
jako i my odpouštíme naším viníkům
a neuveď nás v pokušení,
ale zbav nás od zlého. Amen.

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. For the journal, see Linguistics (journal). ...


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

Image File history File links WikiNews-Logo. ... Wikinews is a free-content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. ... The Silesian alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet but uses diacritics such as the acute accent and the caron. ... Cieszyn Silesian dialect (Polish: gwara cieszyńska, Czech těšínské nářečí) is one of the Silesian dialects of Polish language with strong Czech and German influences. ... Lower Silesian (also called Niederschlesisch) is a Germanic dialect spoken in Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland as well as in the northeast of the Czech Republic and a part of eastern Germany. ... Wymysorys or Wilamowicean (Wymysiöeryś) is a Central German language spoken in the small town of Wilamowice (Wymysoj in Wymysorys), on the border between Silesia and Lesser Poland. ...

References

  1. ^ Hannan, Kevin (1996). Borders of Language and Identity in Teschen Silesia. New York: Peter Lang, p. 162.

External links

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