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The Warsaw subdialect (Polish: gwara warszawska [ˈɡvara varˈʂafska]), or Warsaw dialect (Polish: dialekt warszawski), is a regional subdialect of the Masovian dialect of the Polish language, centered on the city of Warsaw. It evolved as late as the 18th century, under notable influence of several languages spoken in the city.
The languages of Poland include Polish – the language of the native population – and those of immigrants and their descendants. Polish is the only official language recognized by the country's constitution and the majority of the country's population speak it as a native language or use it for home communication.
It is primarily spoken in Poland and serves as the official language of the country, as well as the language of the Polish diaspora around the world. In 2024, there were over 39.7 million Polish native speakers. [14] It ranks as the sixth most-spoken among languages of the European Union. [15]
Greater Polish, spoken in the west; Lesser Polish, spoken in the south and southeast Goral, spoken in the mountains on the Poland-Slovakia border; Masovian, spoken throughout the central and eastern parts of the country; Silesian [3] [4] spoken in the southwest (sometimes also considered a separate language)
Warsaw, [a] officially the Capital City of Warsaw, [8] [b] is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in ...
A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...
The article provides details and data regarding the geographical distribution of all Polish speakers, regardless of the legislative status of the countries where it's spoken. The Polish language is the dominant language of Poland and it's spoken in authochtonous minority areas through Europe and in many immigrant communities in all over the world.
The Masovian dialect group (Polish: dialekt mazowiecki), also Mazovian, is a dialect group of the Polish language spoken in Mazovia and historically related regions, in northeastern Poland. [1] It is the most distinct of the Polish dialects and the most expansive. [1] Masovian dialect (B3) among languages of Central Europe