Silesian
West Slavic ethnolect
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Summary
Silesian is a language[1]. Silesian ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,161 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Poland[3], Czech Republic[4]
- Instance of: modern language[5]
- Subclass of: Lechitic[6]
- Writing system: Latin script[7]
- Commons category: Silesian language[8]
- Wikimedia language code: szl[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Silesian language[10]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 457,900[11]
- Topic has template: Template:Lang-szl[12]
- Native label: Ślůnsko godka[13], Ślōnskŏ gŏdka[14]
- Short name: силезский[15]
- Indigenous to: Silesians[16], Silesia[17], Upper Silesia[18], Lower Silesia[19]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/SZL[20]
- Ethnologue language status: 5 Developing[21]
- Linguistic typology: subject–verb–object[22]
- Has grammatical gender: masculine[23], feminine[24], neuter[25]
- Historical region: Silesia[26]
- Category for music in this language: Category:Silesian-language music[27]
Why It Matters
Silesian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Silesian is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]