Lower Sorbian - dolnoserbski
Until about 900 AD Western Slavonic dialects were spoken across the region to the south and east of Berlin. The dialects to the south gradually became Czech, the dialects in the middle became Upper and Lower Sorbian and those further east became Polish. From then on more and more of the region became populated by German speakers. Sorbian became separated from Czech and Polish with Sorbian becoming a Slavonic language island in a sea of German. To this day Upper and Lower Sorbian display features mid way between Czech and Polish, with Upper Sorbian being more like Czech and Lower Sorbian more like Polish.
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bratš |
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brother |
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jo |
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yes |
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sotša |
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sister |
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ně |
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no |
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syn |
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son |
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pšosym |
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please |
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Rozměś |
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To understand |
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źowka |
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daughter |
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4. |
źěkuju |
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thank you |
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4. |
Rozmějom |
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I understand |
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nan |
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father |
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Njerozmějom |
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I don’t understand |
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maś |
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mother |
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njeźela |
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Sunday |
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pónjeźele |
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Monday |
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nalěto |
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spring |
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3. |
wałtora |
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Tuesday |
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lěśe |
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summer |
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4. |
srjoda |
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Wednesday |
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(ja) som |
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I am |
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nazyma |
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autumn |
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5. |
stwórtk |
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Thursday |
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2. |
(ty) sy |
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you are (informal) |
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zyma |
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winter |
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pětk |
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Friday |
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(wy) sćo |
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you are (formal) |
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sobóta |
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Saturday |
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3. |
(wón) jo |
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he is |
9. Wośc naś, kenž sy na njebju: huswěśone buźi twojo mě.
10. Twojo kralejstwo pśiźi. Twoja wola se stani, ako na njebju tak tež na zemi.
11. Naš wšedny klěb daj nam źěnsa.
12. A wodaj nam naše winy, ako my wodawamy našym winikam.
13. A njewjeź nas do spytowanja, ale humož nas wot togo złego.
9 Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6
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