Polish
A language of Poland
| Population | 36,600,000 in Poland (1986). Population total all countries: 39,990,670. |
| Region | Also in Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russian Federation (Europe), Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States. |
| Alternate names | Polnisch, Polski |
| Dialects | Upper Silesian. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Slavic, West, Lechitic |
| Language use | National language. |
| Language development | Fully developed. Bible: 1561–1965. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SVO. Christian, Muslim. |
Also spoken in:
Czech Republic
| Language name | Polish |
| Population | 52,000 in Czech Republic (2001 census). |
| Alternate names | Polski |
| Comments | Christian. |
Germany
| Language name | Polish |
| Population | 241,000 in Germany. |
| Alternate names | Polnisch, Polski |
| Comments | Christian. |
Israel
| Language name | Polish |
| Population | 100,000 in Israel (1992 H. Mutzafi). |
| Alternate names | Polski |
| Language use | Also use Hebrew [heb]. |
| Comments | Jewish. |
Romania
| Language name | Polish |
| Population | 2,760 in Romania (2002 census). |
| Alternate names | Polski |
| Comments | Christian. |
Slovakia
| Language name | Polish |
| Population | 2,600 in Slovakia (2001 census). |
| Alternate names | Polski |
| Comments | Christian. |
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