Belarusian lang. is called Lithuanian language, in Poland

[Ülev]

in Belarusian language


https://youtu.be/2QOObtPhp2U

edit: 13:25 for less patient people

[Ülev]

in Poland they speaks better in Belarusian than in Belarus it seems


https://youtu.be/0r65MNFNy90

[Mikula]

Which Slavic nation is losing its language more:
Sorbs or Belarusians?

[Dandelion]

Which Slavic nation is losing its language more:
Sorbs or Belarusians?

Good question, but I'd assume Belarusian as Russian is so similar to their language. Sorbs are surrounded by German-speakers, their uniqueness is more obvious and with that the willingness to preserve. Many Sorbs speak with a heavy German accent, but they say it's how native speakers talk. It often gets confused for a lack of fluency.

[Ülev]

Good question, but I'd assume Belarusian as Russian is so similar to their language. Sorbs are surrounded by German-speakers, their uniqueness is more obvious and with that the willingness to preserve. Many Sorbs speak with a heavy German accent, but they say it's how native speakers talk. It often gets confused for a lack of fluency.

but I would guess Sorbs from Germany won't settle either in Belarus or Russia not for all the world

[Ülev]

some links to sites with Belarusian language:
https://nn.by/ (click бел)
https://belaruspartisan.by/bel/

[Mikula]

Anyway it is interesting how important or non-important role plays the native language in identities of the nations.
Irish people did not lose their national-culutral identity, despite the fact that they (almost) lost their native language.

Czechs are a lingusitic nation, language is the strongest part of our national identity.
Witout the nationlist movement for preservation of Czech language in the 19th century, we will lost our national identity and became perhaps one interisting tribe of German nation, smt. like Bavarians.

[Not a Cop]

Which Slavic nation is losing its language more:
Sorbs or Belarusians?

Obviously Sorbs, Belarussians are actually becoming more belarussian nowdays, it's trendy for youth to speak it. Also it's easy to switch from Belarussian to Russian, but it also works the other way, while Sorbs are steadily losing their language and there is no trend going in other direction.

[Dandelion]

Obviously Sorbs, Belarussians are actually becoming more belarussian nowdays, it's trendy for youth to speak it. Also it's easy to switch from Belarussian to Russian, but it also works the other way, while Sorbs are steadily losing their language and there is no trend going in other direction.

And German-speakers are too intimidated by Slavic grammar to re-learn Sorbian. It's a poor excuse in my opinion. People discuss the difficulty of Slavic languages more than they actually tackle that discussed difficulty.

Just a hypothesis though. Belarusian has a larger population than Sorbian (which in turn is split in two languages to boot), that's probably the true reason.

[pulstar]

So how do the Poles know which Lithuanian is real Lithuanian and which is Slavic Lithuanian (Belarusian)?

[Not a Cop]

And German-speakers are too intimidated by Slavic grammar to re-learn Sorbian. It's a poor excuse in my opinion. People discuss the difficulty of Slavic languages more than they actually tackle that discussed difficulty.

Just a hypothesis though. Belarusian has a larger population than Sorbian (which in turn is split in two languages to boot), that's probably the true reason.

Number of speakers is a factor, but not defining one. Similarity is the key i think. While Sorbian is surrounded by German which is very different, Belarussian been assimilated by Polish and Russian which are very close. And in very close languages assimilation not always works. You can perfectly speak belarussian to a russian speaker, so pressure to learn is not so big.

[Peterski]

Lusatia should have been made independent after WW2.

[Ülev]

And German-speakers are too intimidated by Slavic grammar to re-learn Sorbian. It's a poor excuse in my opinion. People discuss the difficulty of Slavic languages more than they actually tackle that discussed difficulty.

Just a hypothesis though. Belarusian has a larger population than Sorbian (which in turn is split in two languages to boot), that's probably the true reason.

Slavic song with strong German accent


https://youtu.be/wv86envWFRE

Serbsku hudzbu rozseric a za serbsku rec wabic --> https://de-de.facebook.com/pg/Jankahanka-789811091034779/about/?ref=page_internal

[Mikula]

https://youtu.be/wv86envWFRE

My grandpa owned the same JAWA bike! :thumb001: