Upper Sorbian language
Upper Sorbian (Hornjoserbšćina) is a West Slavic language spoken by the Sorb people in Germany. The language is spoken in the province of Upper Lusatia. Today this province is part of Saxony.
| Upper Sorbian | ||
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| Hornjoserbšćina, Hornjoserbsce | ||
| Pronunciation | [ˈhɔʀnjɔˌsɛʀpʃt͡ʃina] | |
| Native to | Germany | |
| Region | Saxony, Brandenburg | |
| Ethnicity | Sorbs | |
| Native speakers | 13,000 (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 | hsb | |
| ISO 639-3 | hsb | |
| 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 40,000 speakers of Upper Sorbian living in Saxony. Upper Sorbian is a minority language in Germany according to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.[2]
Upper Sorbian Language Media
Flag of Upper Sorbian speakers
A bilingual sign in Germany; German in first place and Upper Sorbian in second
Bilingual sign at a shop on Karl-Marx-Straße in Bautzen, reading: “Bakery products. Meat and sausage. Fruits and vegetables” in Upper Sorbian
Sorbian school Jurij Chěžka in Crostwitz/Chrósćicy, Bautzen district, Upper Lusatia.
Map of the Sorbian dialects
Bilingual sign on the Reichenturm in Bautzen
Bilingual signboard on one of the government institutions in Niesky
Bilingual street sign in Bautzen
Bilingual name of the river Spree on the bridge in Bautzen
References
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Upper Sorbian language edition. |
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<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.