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Lusatian

Lusatian

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A Slavic language like Polish or Czech, spoken in southeastern Germany in the area called Lusatia and also called Sorbian
  • noun
: lusaciano
  • Many children in southeastern Germany grow up speaking Lusatian in their homes.

Examples

  • He is fluent in both German and Lusatian, reflecting his cultural heritage.

  • I learned some Lusatian phrases during my visit.

  • The Lusatian language preserves many features lost in other Slavic languages.

  • The Lusatian language has a rich cultural history.

  • Many children in southeastern Germany grow up speaking Lusatian in their homes.

  • He is fluent in both German and Lusatian, reflecting his cultural heritage.

  • The Lusatian language preserves many features lost in other Slavic languages.

Synonyms

Sorbian
vsLusatian
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A Slavic language spoken by a small minority in eastern Germany

refers to a single rural Lusatia variety rather than two separate languages
Lusatian language
vsLusatian
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A language spoken by the Sorbian people in Lusatia, southeastern Germany

is the shorter label used mainly for the rural Lusatia variety
Sorbian language
vsLusatian
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A Slavic language spoken by the Sorb people in eastern Germany

is spoken mainly in rural areas of southeastern Germany, especially Lusatia
Wendish
vsLusatian
  • Archaic
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A Slavic language spoken by the Wends, also called Sorbian

is the living rural Lusatia speech rather than a wider historic tongue

Compounds

Lusatian language
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A language spoken by the Sorbian people in Lusatia, southeastern Germany

Surface Forms

Lusatian singular
Lusatians plural

Morphology

Lusatian = Lusatia (transparent) = Lusatia + an

Formed by adding the adjectival/demonymic suffix '-an' to the place-name 'Lusatia', producing 'relating to or from Lusatia'.

Etymology

Lusatian comes from the name of the region Lusatia, where a West Slavic people live and speak their language. The place name comes from an old Slavic word like Łużyce meaning 'wet meadow' or 'swamp', so Lusatian means 'from Lusatia' and is used for the Slavic language of that region.