Dolnoserbšćina
Lower Sorbian
Slavic (West, Sorbian)
Lower Sorbian (Dolnoserbšćina) is the smaller and more endangered of the two Sorbian languages, spoken around Cottbus in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg. Unlike Catholic-area Upper Sorbian, Lower Sorbian developed in Protestant lands after the Reformation and so received much less institutional support; it survived in oral village use and Lutheran liturgy. It belongs to the West Slavic branch and preserves the Slavic dual number, lost in nearly all other modern Slavic languages.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Lower Sorbian
Water
woda
/ˈvɔda/
Fire
wogeń
/ˈvɔɡɛɲ/
Sun
słyńco
/ˈswɨnt͡sɔ/
Moon
mjasec
/ˈmʲasɛt͡s/
Mother
maś
/maɕ/
Father
nan
/nan/
Eat
jěsć
/jɛɕt͡ɕ/
Drink
piś
/piɕ/
Love
lubosć
/ˈlubɔɕt͡ɕ/
Heart
wutšoba
/ˈvut͡ʃɔba/
Tree
bom
/bɔm/
House
dom
/dɔm/
Dog
pjas
/pʲas/
Cat
kócka
/ˈkɛt͡ska/
Hand
ruka
/ˈruka/
Eye
woko
/ˈvɔkɔ/
Hello
witaj
/ˈvitaj/
Thank you
źěkujom se
/ˈd͡ʑɛkujɔm sɛ/
One
jaden
/ˈjadɛn/
Good
dobry
/ˈdɔbrɨ/
Words compared
Compared with related Slavic (West, Sorbian) languages
| Meaning | Lower Sorbian | Upper Sorbian | Polish | Silesian | Kashubian | Czech | Macedonian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | voda /ˈvoda/ | вода /ˈvɔda/ |
| Fire | wogeń /ˈvɔɡɛɲ/ | woheń /ˈvɔhɛɲ/ | ogień /ˈɔɡɛɲ/ | ôgyń /ˈɔɡɨɲ/ | ogniô /ˈɔɡɲɔ/ | oheň /ˈoɦɛɲ/ | оган /ˈɔɡan/ |
| Sun | słyńco /ˈswɨnt͡sɔ/ | słónco /ˈswʊnt͡sɔ/ | słońce /ˈswɔɲt͡sɛ/ | słōńce /ˈswɔɲt͡sɛ/ | słuńce /ˈswuɲt͡sɛ/ | slunce /ˈslunt͡sɛ/ | сонце /ˈsɔnt͡sɛ/ |
| Moon | mjasec /ˈmʲasɛt͡s/ | měsac /ˈmʲɛsat͡s/ | księżyc /ˈkɕɛ̃ʐɨt͡s/ | miesiōnczek /mʲɛˈɕɔ̃t͡ʂɛk/ | ksãżëc /ˈksɔ̃ʐɨt͡s/ | měsíc /ˈmɲɛsiːt͡s/ | месечина /mɛˈsɛt͡ʃina/ |
| Mother | maś /maɕ/ | mać /mat͡ɕ/ | matka /ˈmatka/ | mamulka /maˈmulka/ | mëma /ˈmɨma/ | matka /ˈmatka/ | мајка /ˈmajka/ |
| Father | nan /nan/ | nan /nan/ | ojciec /ˈɔjt͡ɕɛt͡s/ | fater /ˈfatɛr/ | tatk /tatk/ | otec /ˈotɛt͡s/ | татко /ˈtatkɔ/ |
| Eat | jěsć /jɛɕt͡ɕ/ | jěsć /jɛst͡ɕ/ | jeść /jɛɕt͡ɕ/ | jeść /jɛɕt͡ɕ/ | jesc /jɛst͡s/ | jíst /jiːst/ | јаде /ˈjadɛ/ |
| Drink | piś /piɕ/ | pić /pit͡ɕ/ | pić /pit͡ɕ/ | pić /pit͡ɕ/ | pic /pit͡s/ | pít /piːt/ | пие /ˈpiɛ/ |
| Love | lubosć /ˈlubɔɕt͡ɕ/ | lubosć /ˈlubɔst͡ɕ/ | miłość /ˈmiwɔɕt͡ɕ/ | miyłość /ˈmʲɨwɔɕt͡ɕ/ | lubota /luˈbɔta/ | láska /ˈlaːska/ | љубов /ˈʎubɔv/ |
| Heart | wutšoba /ˈvut͡ʃɔba/ | wutroba /ˈvutrɔba/ | serce /ˈsɛrt͡sɛ/ | serce /ˈsɛrt͡sɛ/ | serce /ˈsɛrt͡sɛ/ | srdce /ˈsr̩t͡sɛ/ | срце /ˈsərt͡sɛ/ |
| Tree | bom /bɔm/ | štom /ʃtɔm/ | drzewo /ˈd͡ʐɛvɔ/ | strōm /strɔm/ | drzewo /ˈd͡ʐɛvɔ/ | strom /strom/ | дрво /ˈdərvɔ/ |
| House | dom /dɔm/ | dom /dom/ | dom /dɔm/ | chałpa /ˈxawpa/ | chëcz /xɨt͡ʃ/ | dům /duːm/ | куќа /ˈkut͡ɕa/ |
| Dog | pjas /pʲas/ | pos /pɔs/ | pies /pjɛs/ | pies /pjɛs/ | pies /pjɛs/ | pes /pɛs/ | куче /ˈkut͡ʃɛ/ |
| Cat | kócka /ˈkɛt͡ska/ | kóčka /ˈkʊt͡ʃka/ | kot /kɔt/ | kot /kɔt/ | kòt /kʷɔt/ | kočka /ˈkot͡ʃka/ | мачка /ˈmat͡ʃka/ |
| Hand | ruka /ˈruka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ | ręka /ˈrɛŋka/ | ryncka /ˈrɨnt͡ska/ | rãka /ˈrɔ̃ka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ | рака /ˈraka/ |
| Eye | woko /ˈvɔkɔ/ | woko /ˈvɔkɔ/ | oko /ˈɔkɔ/ | ôko /ˈɔkɔ/ | òkò /wɔkwɔ/ | oko /ˈoko/ | око /ˈɔkɔ/ |
| Hello | witaj /ˈvitaj/ | witaj /ˈvitaj/ | cześć /t͡ʂɛɕt͡ɕ/ | serwus /ˈsɛrvus/ | witôj /ˈvitwɔj/ | ahoj /ˈaɦoj/ | здраво /ˈzdravɔ/ |
| Thank you | źěkujom se /ˈd͡ʑɛkujɔm sɛ/ | dźakuju so /ˈd͡ʑakuju sɔ/ | dziękuję /d͡ʑɛŋˈkujɛ/ | dziynkuja /ˈd͡ʑɨŋkuja/ | dzãki /ˈd͡zɔ̃ki/ | děkuji /ˈɟɛkuji/ | благодарам /blaˈɡɔdaram/ |
| One | jaden /ˈjadɛn/ | jedyn /ˈjɛdɨn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | jedyn /ˈjɛdɨn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | еден /ˈɛdɛn/ |
| Good | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobri /ˈdɔbri/ | dobrý /ˈdobriː/ | добар /ˈdɔbar/ |
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