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Sorbian

Serbšćina / Serbšćina

Larger language family: Lower Sorbian Upper Sorbian
International Speaker Numbers according to EGIDS (Ethnologue / Glottolog)
Overall Speaker Number Source
20 000 /
International Speaker Numbers according to UNESCO
Overall Speaker Number Source
Site under maintenance (will be updated)
International Speaker Numbers according to ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project)
Overall Speaker Number Source
Lower Sorbian (7 240), Upper Sorbian (18 240)
National Speaker Numbers
Country Language National Speaker Number Bases for Calculation Year Source
Germany Lower Sorbian 20 000 (estimate, not a census, all Sorbs) Can speak and write 2000 (Publication)
Germany Upper Sorbian 20 000 (estimate, not a census, all Sorbs) Can speak and write 2000 (Publication)
International Endangerment according to UNESCO
Endangerment Level Source
Site under maintenance (will be updated)
International Endangerment according to ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project)
Endangerment Level Source
Lower Sorbian (Threatened), Upper Sorbian (Vulnerable)
National Endangerment according to EGIDS (Ethnologue / Glottolog)
Country Language Endangerment Level Source
Germany Lower Sorbian 8a (Moribund)
Germany Upper Sorbian 6b (Threatened)
ECRML-Recognised in
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