Lower Sorbian language

Lower Sorbian (dolnoserbšćina) is a West Slavic language spoken by the Sorb people in Germany. The language is spoken in the province of Lower Lusatia. Today this province is part of Saxony.

Lower Sorbian
Dolnoserbšćina, dolnoserbski
Pronunciation	[ˈdɔlnɔˌsɛʀpɕt͡ɕina]
Native to	Germany
Region	Saxony, Brandenburg
Ethnicity	Sorbs
Native speakers	6,700 (2007)[1]
Language family	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic West Slavic Sorbian Lower Sorbian
Writing system	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	dsb
ISO 639-3	dsb
Glottolog	lowe1385
ELP	Lower 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 20,000 speakers of Lower Sorbian living in Saxony. Lower Sorbian is a minority language in Germany according to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.^[2]