Lower Sorbian language
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 | ||
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| Dolnoserbšćina, dolnoserbski | ||
| Pronunciation | [ˈdɔlnɔˌsɛʀpɕt͡ɕina] | |
| Native to | Germany | |
| Region | Saxony, Brandenburg | |
| Ethnicity | Sorbs | |
| Native speakers | 6,700 (2007)e18 | |
| Language family | Indo-European
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| Writing system | 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 | |
| Linguasphere | 53-AAA-bb < 53-AAA-b < 53-AAA-b...-d (varieties: 53-AAA-bba to 53-AAA-bbf) | |
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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]
Lower Sorbian Language Media
Map of Lower and Upper Lusatia in the 18th century
Map of the Sorbian dialects, German version
Bilingual road sign in Cottbus, Germany
Titelzeile
Selected issues of the Sorbian cultural magazine Rozhlad
Bilingual signpost on the embankment in Cottbus
Building of the Lower Sorbian Gymnasium in Cottbus
Bilingual sign at the administrative office in Lübben
Street sign in Spremberg showing both German and Sorbian names”
Bilingual German and Lower Sorbian signs in Spremberg
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References
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Lower Sorbian language edition. |
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namede18. - ↑ Council of Europe. "European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages." (PDF) Strasbourg: 4 December 2002. Accessed 2011-05-15.