Poland

Extensive List of Languages of Poland: Spoken and Extinct Languages

:: List of Languages ::

Belarusan [bel] 220,000 in Poland (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Alternate names: Byelorussian, White Russian. Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, East

Esperanto [epo] About 115 countries, most widely in central and eastern Europe; east Asia: China and other countries; areas of South America; southwest Asia. Alternate names: La Lingvo Internacia, Eo. Classification: Constructed language

German, Standard [deu] 500,000 in Poland (1998). Silesia and elsewhere. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German

Kashubian [csb] 3,000 in Poland. Ethnic population: 100,000 or more (1993 T. Salminen). North central, near Baltic coast, left bank of the Lower Vistula; west of Bay of Gdansk; narrow strip inland, southwest from Gdynia. Also in Canada. Alternate names: Cashubian, Cassubian, Kaszubski. Dialects:Kashubian Proper, Slovincian. German influences in the language. Transitional dialects between Kashubian Proper, the Slovincian dialect, and Polish [pol]. Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, West, Lechitic

Polish [pol] 36,600,000 in Poland (1986). Population total all countries: 39,990,670. Also in Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russian Federation (Europe), Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States. Alternate names: Polnisch, Polski. Dialects: Upper Silesian. Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, West, Lechitic

Polish Sign Language [pso] 50,000 deaf, 25,000 members of Polish Association of the Deaf (Van Cleve 1986). Dialects:Various regional dialects. Not intelligible with American Sign Language [ase]. Classification: Deaf sign language

Prussian [prg] East Prussia, formerly in Germany. Alternate names: Old Prussian. Dialects: Other extinct Baltic languages are: Selonian, Yotvingian, Semigallian, Curonian. Classification: Indo-European, Baltic, Western

Romani, Baltic [rml] 30,000 in Poland. Population total all countries: 58,460. Central and south Baltic region. Also in Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russian Federation (Europe), Ukraine. Dialects: Latvian Romani (Lettish Romani), North Russian Romani, White Russian Romani, Estonian Romani, Polish Romani. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern

Romani, Carpathian [rmc] One dialect in south Poland, east Hungary, and Galicia; another in Transylvania, Romania; others in Czech Republic and Slovakia; Ukraine, USA. Dialects: Galician, Transylvanian. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern

Romani, Sinte [rmo] Alternate names: Sinti, Tsigane. Dialects: Manuche (Manouche). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern
Romani, Vlax [rmy] 5,000 in Poland. Dialects: Lovari. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax

Silesian [szl] 60,000 (2002 census). Silesia. Alternate names: Szlonzokian. Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, West, Lechitic

Silesian, Upper [sli] 12,000 in Poland. Population total all countries: 22,900. Upper Silesia. Also in Czech Republic. Alternate names: Upper Schlesisch. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German

Ukrainian [ukr] 150,000 in Poland. Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, East

Wymysorys [wym] 70 (2006). Silisia and Lesser Poland border; Wilamowice village. Alternate names:Wilamowicean. Dialects: Wymysorys appears to derive from 12th century Middle High German, with strong influences from Low German, Dutch, Frisian, Polish, and Old English. Classification:Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German Nearly extinct.

:: Reference ::
Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com/