Prudnik Silesian dialect

Prudnik Silesian dialect
prudnicki dialekt
Native toPoland
RegionPrudnik Land
EthnicitySilesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Prudnik dialect within Opole Voivodeship

The Prudnik Silesian dialect (Silesian: prudnicki dialekt, Polish: gwary prudnickie) is a Silesian dialect, spoken in parts of the historical region of Prudnik Land.

The dialect is characterized by:

Some linguists consider it a dialect of Silesian, some of the Polish language. It is closely related to the Niemodlin dialect.

Distribution

Prudnik dialect on a religious monument in Krobusz: Paniynko wejś nełs w łopieka

The area covered by the Prudnik dialect starts from the east of Prudnik and is limited by the Oder river. It corresponds roughly to the borders of the historical Neustadt O.S. (Prudnik) district. The dialect is spoken in parts of Prudnik County (east and north), Krapkowice County (west), Nysa County (east) and Kędzierzyn-Koźle County (west), in the area of Głogówek, Biała and Strzeleczki. It reaches Krapkowice and Kędzierzyn-Koźle.

Prudnik dialect on a sign in Walce: Przijedźcie zajś!

Several dialect groups exist among the population speaking the Prudnik dialect. The division results from geographical conditions of villages and occupations of the local population.

Research

The Prudnik dialect was scientifically researched by Lucjan Malinowski, Kazimierz Nitsch, Karol Dejna, Stanisław Bąk, Stanisław Rospond, Stanisław Urbańczyk, Feliks Pluta.

Culture

Anna Myszyńska wrote her books in the Prudnik dialect. The dialect was also used by Rafał Urban.

Example of the dialect

Antek i Francek robjyli u dwůch śoduoeúkůw i ńy mjeli co jejś. I smůwjyli se, iže tyn jedyn śoduoeúk moeu na gůře uořechi, a tyn drugi moeu we chlywiku wjepřka. I smůwjyli se tak, iže jedyn půdźe po tygo wjepřka, a drugi po uořechi, a we zwůńicy we kojśćele śe zyjńdům. Francek nabroeu worek uořechůw i čekoeu we kojśćele na Antka, a Antka zuapoeu śoduoeúk na wjepřku. Francek čekoeu we tyj kojśćele na Antka i tam přebjyroeu ty uořechi. Rano uo pjůntyj šeu kojśćelny zwůnić jučšńam i suyšou tam šuščeć. I šeu dů dům i powjedźöu kobjyće, iže tam ńe idźe iś, bo tam kojśćůma řańźi (Kjyrpjyń).

References

  1. ↑ "DIALEKTOLOGIA POLSKA". www.dialektologia.uw.edu.pl. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
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  3. ↑ "DIALEKTOLOGIA POLSKA". www.dialektologia.uw.edu.pl. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  4. ↑ B. Wyderka, O wielojęzyczności Śląska, „Indeks. Pismo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego” 2004 nr 55-56.
  5. ↑ "DIALEKTOLOGIA POLSKA". www.dialektologia.uw.edu.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Renata Larysz: Fonetyczne i leksykalne cechy dialektu głogóweckiego. "Ziemia Prudnicka", 2007. Prudnik: Spółka Wydawnicza "Aneks".