Upper Sorbian language
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| Upper Sorbian | |
|---|---|
| Hornjoserbšćina | |
| Pronunciation | Template:IPA-uk |
| Native to | Germany |
| Region | Saxony, Brandenburg |
| Native speakers | 40,000 (date missing) |
| Language family |
Indo-European
|
| Writing system | Latin (Sorbian variant) |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | regional language in Germany (Brandenburg and Saxony) |
| 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) |
Upper Sorbian (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.
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.[1]
References [change]
- ↑ Council of Europe. "European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages." (PDF) Strasbourg: 4 December 2002. Accessed 2011-05-15.
