Szl

Also Known As: Silesian Description: Silesian or Upper Silesian (Silesian: Ślůnsko godka, Czech: Slezský jazyk, Polish: Język śląski) is a Slavic language spoken in the region of Silesia. The ISO 639-3 language code is szl. Formerly it was also defined as a dialect of Polish; one of Silesian dialects – the Lach dialect – is also sometimes defined as a dialect of the Czech language. Silesian speakers currently live in the region of Upper Silesia, which is split between southwestern Poland and the northeastern Czech Republic. At present Silesian is commonly spoken in the area between historical border of Silesia on the east, and a line from Syców to Prudnik on the west, as well as in the Rawicz area. Until 1945 Silesian was also spoken in enclaves in Lower Silesia, as Lower Silesian language was spoken by the ethnic German majority populace of that region at the time. According to the last official census in Poland (2002), about 60,000 people declared Silesian as their native tongue, and over 173,000 people declared Silesian nationality. There are also about 100,000 Silesian (Cieszyn Silesian) speakers living in the Czech Republic; Cieszyn Silesian is also commonly spoken in the Polish part of Cieszyn Silesia. Speakers..... full article at Wikipedia Location of Silesian Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/szl/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview ISO 639-3 Code: szl Classification Taxonomy Silesian Language