Polish
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An Introduction to the Language
History
Polish has the largest number of speakers amongst the West Slavic family. It also has the second largest of all Slavic languages, only Russian having more speakers. While Polish has a number of dialects the differences between them are small, especially compared to English. The polish language has managed to survive incredibly well, despite the attempts of numerous non-Polish administrations which have attempted to suppress it. Polish is now spoken as a mother tongue by about 97% of Polish citizens.
Family
Indo-European
- Slavic
- West Slavic
- Lechitic
- Polish
- Lechitic
- West Slavic
Spoken in
Polish is an official language in Poland and the European Union, with about 40 million speakers.
