Silesian German

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

Silesian
Lower Silesian, Silesian German
Schläsisch, Schläs’sch, Schlä’sch, Schläsch
Native toGermany, Poland, Czech Republic
RegionSilesia; 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 speakers12,000 in Poland  (no date)[1]
11,000 in the Czech Republic (2001 census)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3sli

Silesian German Media

References

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