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Polish is the only official language recognized by the country's constitution and the majority of the country's population speak it as a native language or use it for home communication. [3] [4] Deaf communities in Poland use Polish Sign Language, which belongs to the German family of Sign Languages.
The history of Polish as a language of state governance begins in the 16th century in the Kingdom of Poland. Over the later centuries, Polish served as the official language in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Congress Poland, the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, and as the administrative language in the Russian Empire's Western Krai.
Polish is the official and predominant spoken language in Poland, and is one of the official languages of the European Union. [305] It is also a second language in parts of neighbouring Lithuania, where it is taught in Polish-minority schools.
Official language A language designated as having a unique legal status in the state: typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business. Regional language A language designated as having official status limited to a specific area, administrative division, or territory of the state.
The Council for the Polish Language (Polish: Rada Języka Polskiego) is the official language regulating organ of Polish. It was established by the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences pursuant to Resolution No. 17/96 of 9 September 1996.
It is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group and the sole official language in the Republic of Poland. Its written form uses the Polish alphabet , which is the basic Latin alphabet with the addition of six diacritic marks , totalling 32 letters.
As of 2024, there are 57 sovereign states and 28 non-sovereign entities where English is an official language. Many administrative divisions have declared English an official language at the local or regional level. Most states where English is an official language are former territories of the British Empire.
Polish: Poland; Portuguese: Angola; Brazil; Cape Verde; East Timor (with Tetum) ... Sakha (local official language; in localities with Yukaghir population) [78] Zhuang: