Countries
European Union, Poland
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Poland
Germany
Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
Council for German Orthography
Interesting Facts
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Albanian Languages
Alphabets in
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German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Jak się masz?
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
dobranoc
gute Nacht
Good Evening
dobry wieczór
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
dzień dobry
guten Tag
Good Morning
Dzień dobry
guten Morgen
Sorry
Przepraszam
Verzeihung
I Love You
kocham Cię
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
przepraszam
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Kashubian
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Poland
Switzerland
Dialect 2
Masovian
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Poland
Germany
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Silesian
Texas German
Where They Speak
Czech Republic, Poland
Texas
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Polski
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Polnisch, Polski
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
polonais
allemand
German Name
Polnisch
Deutsch
Pronunciation
[ˈpɔlski]
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Origin
1270
6th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Polish and Middle Polish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Polish
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Signed Forms
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)
Signed German
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
poli1260
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
53-AAA-cc
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic
All Polish and German Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Polish and German dialects. Various dialects of Polish and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Polish are spoken in different Polish Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Polish vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Polish dialects include: Kashubian, Masovian. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Polish and German Speaking population
Polish and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Polish and German languages can be compared. The total count of Polish and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Polish language is 0.61 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Polish and German on Polish vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Polish and German Language Codes
Polish and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Polish and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
