Lower Silesian language
Lower Silesian (ISO 639-3 code sli) is a language of the Indo-European family spoken in Czechia, Germany, and Poland. It has about 22,900 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | sli |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | lowe1388 |
| Family | Indo-European |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Czechia, Germany, Poland |
| Speakers (estimate) | 22,900 |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Indo-European languages, nearest first.
- Russian255,000,000 speakers
- German135,000,000 speakers
- Polish45,000,000 speakers
- Ukrainian35,000,000 speakers
- Dutch30,000,000 speakers
- Czech13,000,000 speakers
- Slovak7,000,000 speakers
- Danish5,600,000 speakers
- Belarusian5,100,000 speakers
- Lithuanian2,800,000 speakers
- Eastern Yiddish1,200,000 speakers
- Vlax Romani885,970 speakers
More about Lower Silesian
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.