Silesian (ślōnskŏ gŏdka)

Silesian or Upper Silesian is a West Slavonic language with about 1,250,000 speakers in Upper Silesia, a region that is partly in Poland and partly in the Czech Republic. Silesian is closely related to Polish and is considered a dialect of Polish by some linguists.

Silesian is used to some extent in literature, films, radio and television and newspapers. Although the language currently has no official status, moves are being made to change this. A new Silesian alphabet was created in 2006 and is quite widely used on the internet and also on the Silesian Wikipedia.

Silesian alphabet and pronunciation

Silesian alphabet and pronunciation

Notes

Sample text

Wšyjske ludźe rodzům śe swobodne a růwne we swojim werće a prawach. Sům uůne uobdařůne filipym a sůmńyńym a majům powinność wzglyndym inkšych jak brat s bratym postympować.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Information about the Silesian provided by Tymoteusz Puławski

Sample videos in Silesian

Information about Silesian | Numbers

Links

Information about Silesian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silesian_language
http://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedyjo:Zasady šrajbůngu

Online Silesian lessons
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Silesian

Slavic languages

Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Goral, Kashubian, Knaanic, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Old Church Slavonic, Polish, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, Silesian, Slovak, Slovenian, Sorbian, Ukrainian, West Polesian

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page last modified: 23.04.21

[top]


Green Web Hosting - Kualo

Why not share this page:

 

SpanishPod101 - learn Spanish for free

If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.

 

Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.fr are affiliate links. This means I earn a commission if you click on any of them and buy something. So by clicking on these links you can help to support this site.

Get a 30-day Free Trial of Amazon Prime (UK)

If you're looking for home or car insurance in the UK, why not try Policy Expert?

[top]

iVisa.com