Warmian dialect

Warmian
warnijsko godka
Native toPoland
RegionWarmian-Masurian Voivodeship
EthnicityWarmians
Latin (Polish alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone
Linguistic map of East Prussia in 1880, with areas with German majority shown in red, and with Polish (Warmian) majority in green.

Warmian subdialect (Warmian: warnijsko godka; Polish: gwara warmińska) is a subdialect of Polish language, present in the historical region of Warmia, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is spoken by Warmians.[2][3] It is commonly regarded as a part of Masovian dialect, and sometimes alternatively as a part of Chełmno Kociewie Warmian dialect.[3] It borders the Ostróda dialect to the west, the Masurian dialects to the south, and the new mixed dialects to the east and north.[4]

It developed in the 14th century, after Polish speakers who settled in the area. It formed from various dialects of the settlers and was shaped by the literary version of Polish language used in religious literature. Since the 19th century, the subdialect began adopting loanwords from German, due to the Germanisation of the area.[5]

  1. ^ Karaś, Halina (2010). "Warmia". dialektologia.uw.edu.pl. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. ^ Łukasz Ruch: Moja i Ich, gwara warmińska. VariArt, March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Zasięg i podziały dialektu wielkopolskiego". gwarypolskie.uw.edu.pl. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013.
  4. ^ Karaś, Halina (2010). "Warmia". dialektologia.uw.edu.pl. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Dom Warmiński – Przypomnienie zapomnianego ludu". domwarminski.pl.