Polish

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A language of Poland

ISO 639-3
pol
Alternate Names
Polnisch, Polski
Population

36,600,000 in Poland (European Commission 2012). Population total all countries: 38,636,480.

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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.

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

10,870,000 also use English [eng].

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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