Silesian German

Silesian
Silesian
Lower Silesian, Silesian German; Schläsisch, Schläs’sch, Schlä’sch, Schläsch
Native to	Germany, Poland, Czech Republic
Region	Silesia; also spoken in Czech Republic and German Silesia (area that was part of Prussian Province of Silesia, more or less around Hoyerswerda, now in Saxony)
Native speakers	12,000 in Poland (no date); 11,000 in the Czech Republic (2001 census)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Irminonic High German Central German East Central German Schlesisch–Wilmesau Silesian; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sli

Silesian (Silesian: Schläsisch, Schläs’sch, Schlä’sch, Schläsch, German: Schlesisch) or Silesian German is a nearly extinct dialect spoken in Silesia.

Silesian German Media

Historical area of distribution of Silesian German
Central German language area: Nr. 23 = Silesian.

References

↑ Silesian at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)

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Silesian
Lower Silesian, Silesian German Schläsisch, Schläs’sch, Schlä’sch, Schläsch
Native to	Germany, Poland, Czech Republic
Region	Silesia; also spoken in Czech Republic and German Silesia (area that was part of Prussian Province of Silesia, more or less around Hoyerswerda, now in Saxony)
Native speakers	12,000 in Poland (no date)^[1] 11,000 in the Czech Republic (2001 census)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Irminonic High German Central German East Central German Schlesisch–Wilmesau Silesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`sli`