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Upper Sorbian | |
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hornjoserbšćina, hornjoserbsce | |
Pronunciation | [ˈhɔʁnʲɔˌsɛʁpʃtʃina] |
Native to | Germany |
Region | Saxony |
Ethnicity | Sorbs |
Native speakers | 13,000 (2007)[1] |
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Latin (Sorbian alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Regional language in Saxony |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | hsb |
ISO 639-3 | hsb |
Glottolog | uppe1395 |
ELP | Upper Sorbian |
Linguasphere | 53-AAA-bb < 53-AAA-b < 53-AAA-b...-d (varieties: 53-AAA-bba to 53-AAA-bbf) |
Upper Sorbian (endonym: hornjoserbšćina), occasionally referred to as Wendish,[2] is a minority language spoken by Sorbs, in the historical province of Upper Lusatia, which is today part of Saxony, Germany. It is grouped in the West Slavic language branch, together with Lower Sorbian, Czech, Polish, Silesian, Slovak, and Kashubian.