Lechitic languages
E318898
Lechitic languages are a subgroup of West Slavic languages spoken primarily in Poland and nearby regions, historically including Polish, Kashubian, and related dialects.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lechitic languages canonical | 3 |
| Lechitic–Sorbian branch | 1 |
| Northern Lechitic | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West Slavic languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| descendsFrom | Proto-Slavic language ⓘ |
| geographicCore | territory of modern Poland ⓘ |
| hasExtinctMember |
Old Pomeranian language
ⓘ
Polabian language ⓘ Kashubian language ⓘ
surface form:
Slovincian language
|
| hasFeature |
aspectual verb distinction
ⓘ
case system ⓘ grammatical gender ⓘ rich inflectional morphology ⓘ |
| hasLivingMember |
Kashubian language
ⓘ
Polish language ⓘ Silesian language ⓘ |
| historicalEthnicGroup |
Wends
ⓘ
surface form:
Lechites
|
| historicallySpokenIn |
Brandenburg
ⓘ
Lusatia ⓘ Mecklenburg ⓘ Pomerania ⓘ |
| includesLanguage |
Greater Polish dialects
ⓘ
Kashubian language ⓘ Lesser Polish dialects ⓘ Maspian dialects ⓘ Mazovian dialects ⓘ Polabian language ⓘ Polish language ⓘ Pomeranian language ⓘ Silesian Polish dialects ⓘ Silesian language ⓘ Kashubian language ⓘ
surface form:
Slovincian language
|
| ISOClassification | part of West Slavic branch of Indo-European ⓘ |
| linguisticDivision |
Lechitic languages
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Lechitic
Southern Lechitic ⓘ |
| majorStandardLanguage | Polish language ⓘ |
| nameEtymology |
Lach (archaic Slavic term for Pole)
ⓘ
surface form:
derived from ethnonym Lechites
|
| recognizedMinorityLanguage | Kashubian language ⓘ |
| sharesAncestorWith |
Czech–Slovak languages
ⓘ
Sorbian languages ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Czech Republic
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Slavic languages ⓘ West Slavic languages ⓘ |
| typology | fusional language ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO-dominant ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northern Lechitic
this entity surface form:
Lechitic–Sorbian branch