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Languages of Poland

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Polish is the official language of the Republic of Poland under Article 27 of the Constitution, subject to the constitutional protection of national minority rights arising from ratified international agreements.

Polska
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
polski
Polish
Text direction: LTR

Polish is official, while Kashubian has recognized regional-language status and several minority languages receive legal protection.

Polish
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
1
Writing system represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

Polish

Read the Characters

Polish · 32 characters

Polish · 32 characters
A
a
Ą
ą
B
b
C
c
Ć
ć
D
d
E
e
Ę
ę
F
f
G
g
H
h
I
i
J
j
K
k
L
l
Ł
ł
M
m
N
n
Ń
ń
O
o
Ó
ó
P
p
R
r
S
s
Ś
ś
T
t
U
u
W
w
Y
y
Z
z
Ź
ź
Ż
ż

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in Poland?

Polish is official, while Kashubian has recognized regional-language status and several minority languages receive legal protection.

What writing systems are used in Poland?

The represented writing system is Latin and the primary direction shown is left to right.

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Sources & methodology

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Sejm of the Republic of Poland: Constitution

Primary constitutional source. Article 27 states that Polish is the official language of the Republic, without infringing national minority rights arising from ratified international agreements.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.