Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
Lusatian language

Lusatian language

9.9
A language spoken by the Sorbian people in Lusatia, southeastern Germany
  • noun
: idioma lusaciano
  • The Lusatian language is taught at local schools in the region to preserve cultural heritage.

Examples

  • She is fluent in both German and Lusatian language due to her Sorbian background.

  • Efforts to revive the Lusatian language have increased in recent years among younger generations.

  • The Lusatian language is spoken by the Sorbs.

  • Many people in Lusatia still speak the Lusatian language.

  • Efforts to revive the Lusatian language have increased in recent years among younger generations.

  • The Lusatian language is taught at local schools in the region to preserve cultural heritage.

  • Many people in Lusatia still speak the Lusatian language.

Synonyms

Sorbian
vsLusatian language
1 9.9

A Slavic language spoken by a small minority in eastern Germany

is a single language concept rather than two distinct varieties
Lusatian
vsLusatian language
9.9

A Slavic language like Polish or Czech, spoken in southeastern Germany in the area called Lusatia and also called Sorbian

is identical in meaning but uses an alternative name stressing rural usage
Sorbian language
vsLusatian language
9.9

A Slavic language spoken by the Sorb people in eastern Germany

focuses more on the community of speakers rather than regional rural use
Wendish
vsLusatian language
  • Archaic
9.9

A Slavic language spoken by the Wends, also called Sorbian

is focused on modern speech in a specific region rather than historical spread

Surface Forms

Lusatian language singular
Lusatian languages plural

Morphology

Lusatian + language

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Lusatian' (relating to Lusatia or the Sorbian people) combined with 'language' yields 'the language of the Lusatians/Sorbs.' This adjectival modifier + 'language' naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the phrase.

Etymology

Lusatian language may come from the name of the region Lusatia, from a Sorbian word that once meant 'swamp'. So Lusatian language simply means the 'language of the people from Lusatia', which is why it names the Slavic language spoken by the Sorbian people there.