Lower Sorbian language
Western Slavic language spoken in eastern Germany in the historical province of Lower Lusatia
Lower Sorbian (dolnoserbšćina) is a West Slavic language spoken by the Sorb people in Germany. The language is spoken in the province of Lower Lusatia. Today this province is part of Saxony.
| Lower Sorbian | |
|---|---|
| Dolnoserbšćina, dolnoserbski | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈdɔlnɔˌsɛʀpɕt͡ɕina] |
| Native to | Germany |
| Region | Saxony, Brandenburg |
| Ethnicity | Sorbs |
Native speakers | 6,700 (2007)[1] |
Indo-European
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| Latin (Sorbian alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Regional language in Brandenburg and Saxony. Lost support after the reunification of Germany, with many Sorbian schools closing.[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | dsb |
| ISO 639-3 | dsb |
| Glottolog | lowe1385 |
| ELP | Lower Sorbian |
| Linguasphere | 53-AAA-bb < 53-AAA-b < 53-AAA-b...-d (varieties: 53-AAA-bba to 53-AAA-bbf) |
There are around 20,000 speakers of Lower Sorbian living in Saxony. Lower Sorbian is a minority language in Germany according to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.[2]
References
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Lower Sorbian edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lower Sorbian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Council of Europe. "European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages." (PDF) Strasbourg: 4 December 2002. Accessed 2011-05-15.