page_title: Silesian language
hierarchical_section_title: Silesian language
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of languages and dialects of Central and Eastern Europe Polski: Języki i dialekty Europy Srodkowo-Wschodniej Deutsch: Legend: B1 - Kleinpolnisch B2 - Großpolnisch B3 - Masowisch B4 - Hochpolnisch F - Kaschubisch G1 - Schlesisch
context_page_description: Silesian or Upper Silesian from the West Slavic language family. Some linguists say, that it is a dialect of Polish, because of big similarities between these languages. It's mostly spoken in Poland, but also in the Czech Republic and Germany.
context_section_description: Silesian or Upper Silesian (Silesian: ślōnskŏ gŏdka / ślůnsko godka ; Czech: slezština; Polish: gwara śląska, język śląski, etnolekt śląski; German: Schlonsakisch, Wasserpolnisch (pej.)) from the West Slavic language family. Some linguists say, that it is a dialect of Polish, because of big similarities between these languages. It's mostly spoken in Poland, but also in the Czech Republic and Germany.
caption: Range of Silesian on a map of East-Central Europe (marked as G1 and G2, in southern Poland and the eastern Czech Republic).
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