Polish language

Polish (język polski) belongs to the West Slavic group of the Indo-European language family. Its closest living relatives are Czech, Slovak and Sorbian. It is spoken by 36.6 million people in Poland.

It is also spoken in Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and United States. The world's population of Polish speakers is estimated at about 39 million people.

Polish speakers

After the First Partition of Poland in 1772 into Prussia, Austria and Russia, Poland disappeared from the map. The countries of the partition tried to replace Polish with German or Russian. Polish was re-established as the official language of the Polish state after World War I.

Today, Polish is the national language of Poland, one of the most linguistically homogeneous countries in Europe, with over 90% of its population considering Polish as their first language. It is used in all official, social and personal areas.

Dialects of Polish

Polish has a number of mutually intelligible dialects. The main ones include:

  • Wielkopolski (Great Polish), spoken in western Poland
  • Malopolski (Minor Polish), spoken in southern and southeastern Poland
  • Mazovian (Mazur), which is spoken in north-eastern Poland, including the country's capital Warsaw.

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