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
31 core words in Lower Sorbian
Water
woda
/ˈvɔda/
Fire
wogeń
/ˈvɔɡɛɲ/
Sun
słyńco
/ˈswɨntsɔ/
Moon
mjasec
/ˈmʲasɛts/
Star
gwězda
/ɡvʲɛzda/
Mother
maś
/maɕ/
Father
nan
/nan/
I
ja
/ja/
You
ty
/tɨ/
Name
mě
/mʲɛ/
Eye
woko
/ˈwɔkɔ/
Hand
ruka
/ˈruka/
Heart
wutšoba
/ˈvutʃɔba/
Love
lubosć
/ˈlubɔɕtɕ/
Tree
bom
/bɔm/
House
dom
/dɔm/
Dog
pjas
/pʲas/
Cat
kócka
/ˈkɛtska/
Eat
jěsć
/jɛɕtɕ/
Drink
piś
/piɕ/
One
jaden
/ˈjadɛn/
Two
dwa
/dva/
Hello
witaj
/ˈvitaj/
Thank you
źěkujom se
/ˈdʑɛkujɔm sɛ/
Good
dobry
/ˈdɔbrɨ/
Cuckoo
kukawa
/ˈkukawa/
Computer
computer
/ˈkɔmpjutɛr/
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/ | òdżin /ˈwɛdʒin/ | oheň /ˈoɦɛɲ/ | оган /ˈɔɡan/ |
| Sun | słyńco /ˈswɨntsɔ/ | słónco /ˈswʊntsɔ/ | słońce /ˈswɔɲtsɛ/ | słōńce /ˈswoɲtsɛ/ | słuńce /ˈswuɲtsɛ/ | slunce /ˈsluntsɛ/ | сонце /ˈsɔntsɛ/ |
| Moon | mjasec /ˈmʲasɛts/ | měsac /ˈmʲɛsats/ | księżyc /ˈkɕɛ̃ʐɨts/ | miesiōnczek /mʲɛˈɕɔ̃tʂɛk/ | ksãżëc /ˈksɔ̃ʐɨts/ | měsíc /ˈmɲɛsiːts/ | месечина /mɛˈsɛtʃina/ |
| Star | gwězda /ɡvʲɛzda/ | hwězda /ˈɦwʲɛzda/ | gwiazda /ˈɡvjazda/ | gwiŏzda /ˈɡvjɔzda/ | gwiôzda /ˈɡvjɔzda/ | hvězda /ˈɦvjɛzda/ | ѕвезда /ˈdzvɛzda/ |
| Mother | maś /maɕ/ | mać /matɕ/ | matka /ˈmatka/ | matka /ˈmatka/ | mëma /ˈmɜma/ | matka /ˈmatka/ | мајка /ˈmajka/ |
| Father | nan /nan/ | nan /nan/ | ojciec /ˈɔjtɕɛts/ | fater /ˈfatɛr/ | tatk /tatk/ | otec /ˈotɛts/ | татко /ˈtatkɔ/ |
| I | ja /ja/ | ja /ja/ | ja /ja/ | jŏ /jɔ/ | jô /jɔ/ | já /jaː/ | јас /jas/ |
| You | ty /tɨ/ | ty /tɨ/ | ty /tɨ/ | ty /tɨ/ | të /tɜ/ | ty /tɪ/ | ти /ti/ |
| Name | mě /mʲɛ/ | mjeno /ˈmjɛnɔ/ | imię /ˈimʲɛ/ | miano /ˈmʲano/ | miono /ˈmjɔnɔ/ | jméno /ˈjmɛːno/ | име /ˈime/ |
| Eye | woko /ˈwɔkɔ/ | woko /ˈwɔkɔ/ | oko /ˈɔkɔ/ | ôko /ˈwɔkɔ/ | òkò /ˈwɛkwɛ/ | oko /ˈoko/ | око /ˈɔkɔ/ |
| Hand | ruka /ˈruka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ | ręka /ˈrɛŋka/ | rynka /ˈrɨŋka/ | rãka /ˈrãka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ | рака /ˈraka/ |
| Heart | wutšoba /ˈvutʃɔba/ | wutroba /ˈvutrɔba/ | serce /ˈsɛrtsɛ/ | serce /ˈsɛrtsɛ/ | serce /ˈsɛrtsɛ/ | srdce /ˈsr̩tsɛ/ | срце /ˈsərtsɛ/ |
| Love | lubosć /ˈlubɔɕtɕ/ | lubosć /ˈlubɔstɕ/ | miłość /ˈmiwɔɕtɕ/ | miyłość /ˈmʲɨwɔɕtɕ/ | lubota /luˈbɔta/ | láska /ˈlaːska/ | љубов /ˈʎubɔv/ |
| Tree | bom /bɔm/ | štom /ʃtɔm/ | drzewo /ˈdʐɛvɔ/ | strōm /strɔm/ | drzewo /ˈdʐɛvɔ/ | strom /strom/ | дрво /ˈdərvɔ/ |
| House | dom /dɔm/ | dom /dom/ | dom /dɔm/ | chałpa /ˈxawpa/ | chëcz /xɨtʃ/ | dům /duːm/ | куќа /ˈkutɕa/ |
| Dog | pjas /pʲas/ | pos /pɔs/ | pies /pjɛs/ | pies /pjɛs/ | pies /pjɛs/ | pes /pɛs/ | куче /ˈkutʃɛ/ |
| Cat | kócka /ˈkɛtska/ | kóčka /ˈkʊtʃka/ | kot /kɔt/ | kot /kɔt/ | kòt /kʷɔt/ | kočka /ˈkotʃka/ | мачка /ˈmatʃka/ |
| Eat | jěsć /jɛɕtɕ/ | jěsć /jɛstɕ/ | jeść /jɛɕtɕ/ | jeść /jɛɕtɕ/ | jesc /jɛsts/ | jíst /jiːst/ | јаде /ˈjadɛ/ |
| Drink | piś /piɕ/ | pić /pitɕ/ | pić /pitɕ/ | pić /pitɕ/ | pic /pits/ | pít /piːt/ | пие /ˈpiɛ/ |
| One | jaden /ˈjadɛn/ | jedyn /ˈjɛdɨn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | jedyn /ˈjɛdɨn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | еден /ˈɛdɛn/ |
| Two | dwa /dva/ | dwaj /dwaj/ | dwa /dva/ | dwa /dva/ | dwa /dva/ | dva /dva/ | два /dva/ |
| Hello | witaj /ˈvitaj/ | witaj /ˈvitaj/ | cześć /tʂɛɕtɕ/ | serwus /ˈsɛrvus/ | witôj /ˈvitwɔj/ | ahoj /ˈaɦoj/ | здраво /ˈzdravɔ/ |
| Thank you | źěkujom se /ˈdʑɛkujɔm sɛ/ | dźakuju so /ˈdʑakuju sɔ/ | dziękuję /dʑɛŋˈkujɛ/ | dziynkuja /ˈdʑɨŋkuja/ | dzãki /ˈdzɔ̃ki/ | děkuji /ˈɟɛkuji/ | благодарам /blaˈɡɔdaram/ |
| Good | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobri /ˈdɔbri/ | dobrý /ˈdobriː/ | добар /ˈdɔbar/ |
| Cuckoo | kukawa /ˈkukawa/ | kokula /ˈkɔkula/ | kukułka /kuˈkuwka/ | kukawka /kuˈkafka/ | kùkówka /kuˈkovka/ | kukačka /ˈkukatʃka/ | кукавица /kuˈkavitsa/ |
| Computer | computer /ˈkɔmpjutɛr/ | kompjuter /ˈkɔmpjutɛr/ | komputer /kɔmˈpu.tɛr/ | kůmputer /kumˈputɛr/ | kómpùter /ˈkompwutɛr/ | počítač /ˈpotʃiːtatʃ/ | компјутер /kɔmˈpjutɛr/ |
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