Silesian dialects of the German language ( German: Schlesisch ; also Schläsisch or Schläs'sch ) is a dialect of the East German group , formerly widespread in Silesia and related areas of the Sudetenland . After the Polish People’s Republic was created and Germans were evicted from the region, the dialect begins to “die”, being used only by a minority in Upper and partly in Lower Silesia . Until the end of World War II, about 7 million people spoke Silesian dialects.
| German Silesian dialects | |
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| Self name | Schläsisch |
| Country |  Germany  Poland  Czech |
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| Category | Languages of Eurasia |
Indo-European family
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| Writing | latin |
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| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | - |
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Classification
The Silesian dialects distinguish:
- Wroclaw dialect ( Breslauisch )
- Brzeg-Grodkow dialect ( Brieg-Grottkauer Mundart )
- Mountain Silesian dialect ( Gebirgsschlesisch )
- Glack dialect ( Glätzisch )
- Kraut dialect ( Kräutermundart )
- Niderland dialect ( Neiderländisch )
- North Bohemian dialect ( Nordböhmisch )
- Upper Luzick Dialect ( Oberlausitzisch )
- Upper Silesian dialect ( Oberschlesisch )
Distribution
The Nyderlandsky dialect was distributed in the north of Lower Silesia near Gruenberg , Glogow and Fraustadt . The Silesian dialect was used in the Sudetenland with the exception of the Lužice Mountains and Klodzko . The Krautian dialect is a transitional between the Silesian and Naderland, it was used in the Wroclaw region (a similar urban dialect was used in the city itself). Glatsky dialect was limited to Glatz county and mountain ranges. Břeg-Grodków dialect is found between Wroclaw and Opole. Upper Silesian dialect is used verbally east in Gleivitz , Bytom , Kattowice , Chorzow and others.
Typical of most Silesian dialects is the use of one's own ( Slavic roots) words: Plotsch instead of Dummkopf , Puusch instead of Wald , Pieronstwo instead of Ramsch ( Zeugs, Krimskrams ), etc.
Sources
- Ueber deutsche Dialectforschung: Die Laut-und Wortbildung und die Formen der Schlesischen Mundart (German) . Date of treatment December 29, 2011.