Polish

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A language of Poland

ISO 639-3
pol
Alternate Names
Polnisch
Autonym
język polski‎
Population

36,711,000 in Poland, all users. L1 users: 36,500,000 (European Commission 2012). L2 users: 211,000 (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 40,265,210 (as L1: 39,600,210; as L2: 665,000).

Location

Widespread.

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Language Status

1 (National). Statutory national language (1997, Constitution, Article 27).

Classification
Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Lechitic
Dialects

Upper Silesian, Masurian (Mazurian, Mazurski).

Typology

SVO; prepositions; noun head final; gender (masculine/feminine/neuter); no articles; case-marking (7 cases); verb affixes mark person, number; passives; aspect; comparatives; 30 consonant and 8 vowel phonemes; non-tonal; stress on penultimate syllable.

Language Use

Some also use English [eng] (European Commission 2006).

Language Development
Fully developed. Bible: 1561–1965.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Polish
Writing

Braille script [Brai]. Latin script [Latn], primary usage.

Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.

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