Ethnologue

Silesian, Lower

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Upper Schlesisch

Population

12,000 in Poland. Total users in all countries: 22,900.

Location

Lower Silesia province: scattered.

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification

Language Use

Literature by Gerhard Hauptmann. Also use Polish [pol].

Language Resources

Other Comments

Different from Upper Silesian, a dialect of Polish [pol].

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Czechia

Language nameSilesian, Lower

Population Full

10,900 in Czechia (2001 census).

Location

Moravia-Silesia and Olomouc regions.

Alternate Names

Upper Schlesisch

Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Different from Upper Silesian, a dialect of Polish [pol].