Upper Sorbian

language spoken by Sorbs in Germany in the historical province of Upper Lusatia
Intangible natural_language Q13248
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Upper Sorbian

Summary

Upper Sorbian is a natural language[1]. It draws 837 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #179 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Upper Sorbian is in the country of Germany[3].
  • Upper Sorbian's instance of is recorded as natural language[4].
  • Upper Sorbian's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Upper Sorbian is a type of Sorbian[6].
  • Upper Sorbian's writing system is recorded as Latin script[7].
  • Upper Sorbian's writing system is recorded as Upper Sorbian alphabet[8].
  • Upper Sorbian's Commons category is recorded as Upper Sorbian pronunciation[9].
  • Upper Sorbian's Wikimedia language code is recorded as hsb[10].
  • Upper Sorbian's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.3, 'lon': 14.4}[11].
  • Upper Sorbian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Upper Sorbian language[12].
  • Upper Sorbian's language regulatory body is recorded as Upper Sorbian Language Commission[13].
  • Upper Sorbian's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+13300'}[14].
  • Upper Sorbian's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Hornjoserbšćina'}[15].
  • Upper Sorbian's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'верхнялужыцкая'}[16].
  • Upper Sorbian's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'serbšćina'}[17].
  • Upper Sorbian's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'serbsce'}[18].
  • Upper Sorbian's UNESCO language status is recorded as 3 definitely endangered[19].
  • Upper Sorbian's indigenous to is recorded as Brandenburg[20].
  • Upper Sorbian's indigenous to is recorded as Saxony[21].
  • Upper Sorbian's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#UpperSorbian[22].
  • Upper Sorbian's has grammatical case is recorded as nominative case[23].
  • Upper Sorbian's has grammatical case is recorded as genitive case[24].
  • Upper Sorbian's has grammatical case is recorded as dative case[25].
  • Upper Sorbian's has grammatical case is recorded as accusative case[26].
  • Upper Sorbian's has grammatical case is recorded as locative case[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[4] and modern language[5]. Upper Sorbian is a type of Sorbian[6].

Why It Matters

Upper Sorbian draws 837 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #179 of 734).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Indigenous to Brandenburg, Saxony
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.3, 'lon': 14.4}
    Number of speakers, writers, or signers {'amount': '+13300'}
    Topic's main category Category:Upper Sorbian language
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