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
Bilingual road sign in Cottbus, Germany
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.