Polish language
that Poles speak not Anserine, but a tongue of their own. —Mikołaj Rej
Polish (endonym: język polski, polszczyzna or simply polski) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic subgroup, within the Indo-European language family, and is written in the Latin script. 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. It ranks as the sixth-most-spoken among languages of the European Union. Polish is subdivided into regional dialects. It maintains strict T–V distinction pronouns, honorifics, and various forms of formalities when addressing individuals.
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Quotes
[edit]- Imagine a Kingdom of God where peace reigns, criminals are punished only by love, and everyone speaks Polish—not Hebrew, not Latin, but Polish. This is no utopia conjured by a novelist, but the real-world vision of the Mariavites, a Catholic splinter group that has persisted for over a century in Poland and abroad, and keeps some 20,000 devotees today.
- Massimo Introvigne, "When All Will Speak Polish: The Mariavite Dream of a Millenarian Kingdom", Bitter Winter (January 10, 2026)
- A niechaj narodowie wżdy postronni znają,
iż Polacy nie gęsi, iż swój język mają.- (Let it by all and sundry foreign nations be known,
that Poles speak not Anserine, but a tongue of their own.) - Mikołaj Rej of Nagłowice, Do tego co czytał (1562)
- Latin sounded like the gabbling of geese to the Polish poet.
- (Let it by all and sundry foreign nations be known,
External links
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Media related to Polish language on Wikimedia Commons
Encyclopedic article on Polish language on Wikipedia
The dictionary definition of Polish on Wiktionary
