Upper Sorbian language
language spoken by Sorbs in Germany in the historical province of Upper Lusatia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Upper Sorbian (Hornjoserbšćina) is a West Slavic language spoken by the Sorb people in Germany. The language is spoken in the province of Upper Lusatia. Today this province is part of Saxony.
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Upper Sorbian | |
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Hornjoserbšćina, Hornjoserbsce | |
Pronunciation | [ˈhɔʀnjɔˌsɛʀpʃt͡ʃina] |
Native to | Germany |
Region | Saxony, Brandenburg |
Ethnicity | Sorbs |
Native speakers | 13,000 (2007)[1] |
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Latin (Sorbian alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Regional language in Brandenburg and Saxony. Lost support after the reunification of Germany, with many Sorbian schools closing.[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | hsb |
ISO 639-3 | hsb |
Glottolog | uppe1395 |
ELP | Upper Sorbian |
Linguasphere | 53-AAA-bb < 53-AAA-b < 53-AAA-b...-d (varieties: 53-AAA-bba to 53-AAA-bbf) |
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There are around 40,000 speakers of Upper Sorbian living in Saxony. Upper Sorbian is a minority language in Germany according to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.[2]