West Slavic | |
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West Slavonic | |
Geographic distribution | Central Europe |
Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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Early forms | |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-5 | zlw |
Glottolog | west2792 |
Distribution of the West Slavic languages and dialects. |
The West Slavic languages are a subdivision of the Slavic language group.[1] They include Polish, Czech, Slovak, Kashubian, Silesian, Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian.[1] The languages have traditionally been spoken across a mostly continuous region encompassing the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland,[1] the westernmost regions of Ukraine and Belarus, and a bit of eastern Lithuania.[citation needed] In addition, there are several language islands such as the Sorbian areas in Lusatia in Germany,[1] and Slovak areas in Hungary and elsewhere.[2]