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Silesian language

Silesian, occasionally called Upper Silesian, is an ethnolect of the Lechitic group spoken in Upper Silesia. While having secured some international recognition as a language, there is a debate on whether Silesian is either a dialect of Polish or a distinct language, and if Silesians are either a regional ethnic group within the Polish nation or a distinc…

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Dialects
Cieszyn (less than 1% of Cieszyn speakers consider it part of Silesian language, the rest Polish) · Sulkovian · Gliwice · Prudnik · Niemodlin
ELP
Upper Silesian
Ethnicity
Silesians
Glottolog
sile1253
ISO 639-3
szl
Language family
Balto-SlavicSlavicWest SlavicLechiticPolish–SilesianSilesian · SlavicWest SlavicLechiticPolish–SilesianSilesian · West SlavicLechiticPolish–SilesianSilesian · LechiticPolish–SilesianSilesian · Polish–SilesianSilesian

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Dialects of Silesian

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Silesian language

Nodes167
Edges166
Triples335
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011976
Components1

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Silesian language

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related to Further reading · 249
Silesian language → Abisigomian, Acculturation/Assimilation, Akulturacja/asymilacja, Aleksandra Dimitrievicha Dulichenko, An Essay, Andreas, Andrzej Roczniok, Anon, April, Association, Ausgewählte Baiträge, Bd, Berlin, Blows, Borders, Breslau, Bulgarian Ethnology, Bulgarska, Centuries, Century
related to Politicization · 20
Silesian language → Belarusian, Breslau, Czech, Germans, In, Lach, Opinions, Poland, Poles, Polish, Rudolf Abicht, Silesia, Silesian, Silesians, Slavic-speaking Silesians, Slavicist, The, University, Upper Silesian, When Czechs
related to Dialects of Silesian · 16
Silesian language → Borderland Silesian-Lach, Borderland Silesian-Lesser Polish, Central, Cieszyn, Gliwice, Gliwice-Opole-Lesser Poland Borderland, Jablunkov, Kluczbork, Niemodlin, Northern, Opole, Per Alfred Zaręba, Prudnik, Silesian-Lesser Polish Borderland, Southern, The Silesian
related to Recognition · 13
Silesian language → Alliance, In, In July, ISO, Narodowa Oficyna, National Publishing Company, People, Silesia, Silesian, Silesian Nation, Slavic Silesian, This, Związek Ludności Narodowości
Dialects · 8
Silesian language → Cieszyn (less than 1% of Cieszyn speakers consider it part of Silesian language, the rest Polish), Gliwice, Niemodlin, Opole, Prudnik, Sulkovian, Sycow, Texan
Language family · 6
Silesian language → Balto-SlavicSlavicWest SlavicLechiticPolish–SilesianSilesian, LechiticPolish–SilesianSilesian, Polish–SilesianSilesian, Silesian, SlavicWest SlavicLechiticPolish–SilesianSilesian, West SlavicLechiticPolish–SilesianSilesian
ELP · 1
Silesian language → Upper Silesian
Ethnicity · 1
Silesian language → Silesians
Glottolog · 1
Silesian language → sile1253
ISO 639-3 · 1
Silesian language → szl

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silesian language polish pp poland dialect silesia review kamusella tomasz dialects bill regional upper 2007 silesians linguists languages alphabet sejm

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Silesian languageDialectsCieszyn (less than 1% of Cieszyn speakers consider it part of Silesian language, the rest Polish)1.00infobox
Silesian languageDialectsSulkovian1.00infobox
Silesian languageDialectsGliwice1.00infobox
Silesian languageDialectsPrudnik1.00infobox
Silesian languageDialectsNiemodlin1.00infobox
Silesian languageDialectsOpole1.00infobox
Silesian languageDialectsTexan1.00infobox
Silesian languageDialectsSycow1.00infobox
Silesian languageELPUpper Silesian1.00infobox
Silesian languageEthnicitySilesians1.00infobox
Silesian languageGlottologsile12531.00infobox
Silesian languageISO 639-3szl1.00infobox
Silesian languageLanguage familyBalto-SlavicSlavicWest SlavicLechiticPolish–SilesianSilesian1.00infobox
Silesian languageLanguage familySlavicWest SlavicLechiticPolish–SilesianSilesian1.00infobox
Silesian languageLanguage familyWest SlavicLechiticPolish–SilesianSilesian1.00infobox
Silesian languageLanguage familyLechiticPolish–SilesianSilesian1.00infobox
Silesian languageLanguage familyPolish–SilesianSilesian1.00infobox
Silesian languageLanguage familySilesian1.00infobox
Silesian languageLinguasphere53-AAA-cck, 53-AAA-dam1.00infobox
Silesian languageNative speakers457,900 (2021 census)1.00infobox
Silesian languageNative toPoland (Silesian Voivodeship, Opole Voivodeship) Czech Republic (Moravia–Silesia, Jeseník)1.00infobox
Silesian languagePronunciation[ˈɕlɔ̝nskɔ ˈɡɔtka]1.00infobox
Silesian languageRegionSilesia1.00infobox
Silesian languageWriting systemLatin (Steuer's alphabet and ślabikŏrzowy szrajbōnek)1.00infobox

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