Silesian
Spoken language
Silesian, occasionally called Upper Silesian, is an ethnolect of the Lechitic group spoken by part of people in Upper Silesia. Its vocabulary was significantly influenced by Central German due to the existence of numerous Silesian German speakers... Wikipedia
Language families: Indo-European languages, Slavic languages, Lechitic languages, and more
Dialects: Cieszyn; Sulkovian; Texan; Prudnik; Niemodlin
Native speakers: 457,900 (2021 census)
Native to: Poland (Silesian Voivodeship, Opole Voivodeship); Czech Republic (Moravia–Silesia, Jeseník)
Pronunciation: ˈɕlonskɔ ˈɡɔtka
Region: Silesia
Writing system: Latin script (Steuer's alphabet and ślabikŏrzowy szrajbōnek)