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Sorbs are an indigenous West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting the parts of Lusatia located in the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg. Sorbs traditionally speak the Sorbian languages, which are closely related to Czech, Polish, Kashubian, Silesian, and Slovak. Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian are officially recognized minority languages in Germany.
Traditional female costume of Lower Lusatia (Spreewald)
The reconstructed Lusatian gord (fortification) of Raduš (Raddusch), near Vetschau, in Lower Lusatia
Sorbian church in Senftenberg (Zły Komorow)
First issue of the Bramborski Serbski Casnik Sorbian newspaper, 1848
Upper Sorbian language
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Upper Sorbian, occasionally referred to as Wendish, is a minority language spoken by Sorbs, in the historical province of Upper Lusatia, which is today part of Saxony, Germany. It is grouped in the West Slavic language branch, together with Lower Sorbian, Czech, Polish, Slovak and Kashubian.
A bilingual sign in Germany; German in first place and Upper Sorbian in second