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Polish

Polish

Summary

Polish is natively spoken by about 35 million people, primarily in Poland, where it is the official language. It is integral to Polish cultural identity, known for its literature, music, and contributions to science and politics. Written in the Latin alphabet, Polish grammar features a subject-verb-object (SVO) word order, a system of noun cases, and a complex system of verb conjugations that denote tense, aspect, and mood.

Stats

  • Language Family: Indo-European

  • Writing System: Latin

  • Writing System Type: Alphabet

  • Writing Direction: L to R

  • Tones / Pitch Accent: N

  • Morphology: Fusional

  • Cases: 7

  • Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: 5

  • Number of Verb Tenses: 3

  • Word Order: SVO

  • Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 8

  • Number of Consonants: 29

Areas Where Spoken

  • Poland (official) (96.6%) (35.6 mil)

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