Sorbian, Lower | Ethnologue

A language of Germany

ISO 639: dsb
Alternate Names: Bas Sorabe, Delnoserbski, Dolnoserbska reč, Lluzykie, Lower Lusatian, Lusatian, Luzycki, Niedersorbisch, Wendish
Autonym: Dolnoserbski, Dolnoserbšćina
Population: 6,670 (Salminen 2007). 20,000–30,000 total Sorbian, one-third in lower Lusatia, two-thirds in upper Lusatia (Salminen 2007). Ethnic population: 50,000.
Location:: Brandenburg state: Niederlausitz town, Cottbus is the main town.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund). Statutory language of provincial identity in Brandenburg (1992, Constitution, Article 25).
Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Sorbian
Language Use: Older adults only. Shifted to Standard German [deu].
Language Development: Newspapers. Radio. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1796–1824.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Sorbian, Lower
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Sorbian has lost much of its former public support after the unification of Germany. Many Sorbian schools have been closed (Salminen 2007).

Location: Brandenburg state: Niederlausitz town, Cottbus is the main town.