Silesian language
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The Silesian language is a West Slavic language or dialect spoken primarily in the Silesia region of Poland and neighboring areas, characterized by features transitional between Polish, Czech, and German influences.
Aliases (6)
- Silesian ×1
- Silesian German ×1
- Silesian of Gliwice region ×1
- Silesians ×1
- Upper Silesian ×1
- język śląski ×1
Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West Slavic language
→
lect → minority language → regional language → |
| consideredBySomeAs |
dialect of Polish
→
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Silesian
→
Upper Silesian → gwara śląska → język śląski → ślōnskŏ gŏdka → ślůnsko godka → |
| hasAncestor |
Czech language
→
Old Polish language → Polish language → Proto-Slavic language → |
| hasCensusCategory |
język śląski
→
|
| hasControversialStatus |
language-dialect dispute
→
|
| hasCulturalRegion |
Cieszyn Silesia
NERFINISHED
→
Opole Silesia NERFINISHED → Upper Silesia → |
| hasDialects |
Cieszyn Silesian
NERFINISHED
→
Opole Silesian NERFINISHED → Silesian of Gliwice region → Silesian of Katowice region → Silesian of Opava region → Silesian of Rybnik region → Upper Silesian → |
| hasDigitalPresence |
Wikipedia in Silesian
→
online news portals in Silesian → |
| hasEstimatedSpeakers |
over 500000
→
over 800000 → |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Cieszyn Silesians
→
Polish Silesians → Silesians → Upper Silesians → |
| hasGlottocode |
sile1253
→
|
| hasISO639-3Code |
szl
→
|
| hasLanguageBranch |
Balto-Slavic languages
→
|
| hasLanguageCode |
szl
→
|
| hasLanguageFamily |
Indo-European languages
→
|
| hasLanguageGroup |
West Slavic languages
→
|
| hasLanguageSubgroup |
Lechitic languages
→
|
| hasLexicalFeature |
Czech loanwords
→
large number of German loanwords → lexical items distinct from standard Polish → |
| hasLinguasphereCode |
53-AAA-ca
→
|
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
rich inflectional morphology
→
|
| hasNeighbouringLanguages |
Czech language
→
German language → Moravian dialects → Polish language → |
| hasNotableAuthor |
Henryk Waniek
→
Stanisław Ligoń → Wilhelm Szewczyk → Zbigniew Kadłubek → |
| hasOrthography |
Felicjan orthography
→
Steuer orthography → Ślabikorz orthography → |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
nasal vowels similar to Polish
→
vowel system influenced by German → |
| hasRegulatoryBody |
Rada Języka Śląskiego
→
|
| hasStandardizationEffort |
codification of grammar
→
development of unified orthography → publication of dictionaries → |
| hasStandardizationStatus |
partially standardized
→
|
| hasSyntacticFeature |
Slavic free word order
→
|
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin script
→
|
| influencedBy |
Austro-Bavarian language
→
Czech language → German language → Polish language → Yiddish → |
| recognizedAs |
regional language in some classifications
→
|
| spokenIn |
Berlin
→
Brandenburg NERFINISHED → Czech Republic → Germany → Lower Silesian Voivodeship NERFINISHED → Lubusz Voivodeship NERFINISHED → Moravian-Silesian Region → Opole Voivodeship NERFINISHED → Poland → Saxony NERFINISHED → Silesia → Silesian Voivodeship NERFINISHED → |
| subclassOf |
Indo-European language
→
Lechitic language → Slavic language → |
| usedFor |
folk literature
→
local media → popular music → theatre → |
| usedIn |
education at local level in some schools
→
|
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Czech language
→
Kashubian language → Slovak language → |
closelyRelatedTo |
|
Silesian language
("Silesian")
→
Silesian language ("Upper Silesian") → Silesian language ("język śląski") → |
hasAlternativeName |
|
Proto-Slavic language
→
|
hasDescendant |
|
Silesian language
("Silesian of Gliwice region")
→
|
hasDialects |
|
Central German languages
("Silesian German")
→
|
hasPart |
|
West Slavs
("Silesians")
→
|
hasSubgroup |
|
West Slavs
→
|
usesLanguage |