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Silesian

Silesian

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A language or group of dialects spoken in the Silesia region
  • noun
: silesio
  • The Silesian language is spoken by many communities in the Silesia region of Poland.

Examples

  • The wet land that runs from Krakow down to the Silesian mountains holds the smoke low to the ground and grows heavy with ash.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Hoss knows prisoner use inside out has close contacts with the Silesian armaments industry and has brought groundbreaking ideas to the whole field of KL practice.

    The Zone of Interest (2023)

  • During the festival, people gathered to celebrate the rich traditions of the Silesian dialect.

  • She studied the Silesian dialect to better understand the local culture and history.

Surface Forms

Silesian singular
Silesians plural

Morphology

Silesian = Silesia (transparent) = Silesia + an

The suffix '-an' is commonly used to form nouns indicating a language or dialect related to a region.

Etymology

Silesian for the language comes from the name Silesia (Polish Śląsk), the area where this local language is spoken, so calling a language Silesian means it is the speech of that place.