Wymysorys language
West Germanic language spoken in Wilamowice, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wymysorys (Wymysiöeryś, pronounced [vɨmɨˈsʲøːrɪɕ, vɨmɨˈɕœ̯ɛrɪɕ]),[3][4] also known as Vilamovian or Wilamowicean, is a West Germanic language spoken by the Vilamovian ethnic minority in the small town of Wilamowice, Poland (Wymysoü in Wymysorys), on the border between Silesia and Lesser Poland, near Bielsko-Biała.[5][6] It is considered an endangered language,[5] possibly the most so of any of the Germanic languages.[7] There are probably fewer than 20[1] native users of Wymysorys, virtually all bilingual; the majority are elderly.[5]
This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (November 2020) |
Wymysorys | |
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Vilamovian | |
Wymysiöeryś | |
Pronunciation | IPA: [vɨmɨˈsʲøːrɪɕ] |
Native to | Poland |
Region | Wilamowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
Ethnicity | Vilamovians |
Native speakers | 20 (2017)[1] |
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Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | wym |
Glottolog | wymy1235 |
Wymysorys is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[2] | |
Coordinates: 49.92°N 19.15°E / 49.92; 19.15 |
The status of Wymysorys is complex because, genealogically, it belongs to the East Central dialect group of High German. Nevertheless, based on the self-identification of users as a group separate from the Germans and the existence of a literary language (or, more precisely, a microlanguage), it can be considered a separate language.
It belongs to the dialect group of the former Bielsko-Biała language island [pl; de], which includes the Alzenau dialect.