West Slavic
Geographic distribution:	Eastern Europe
Genetic classification:	Indo-European  Balto-Slavic   Slavic    West Slavic
Subdivisions:	Czech-Slovak Lechitic Sorbian
Countries where a West Slavic language is the national language

The West Slavic languages is a subdivision of the Slavic language group that includes Czech, Polish, Slovak, and Sorbian. Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. List of language familiesA language family is a group of Languages related by descent from a common ancestor called the Proto-language of that family The Balto-Slavic language group consists of the Baltic and Slavic languages, belonging to the Indo-European family of languages The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) a group of closely related Languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" The Lechitic languages include three languages spoken in Central Europe, mainly in Poland, and historically also in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, The Sorbian languages are classified under the Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) a group of closely related Languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" The Sorbian languages are classified under the Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages.

Classification:

• Indo-European
  • Satem
    • Balto-Slavic
      • Slavic
        • West Slavic
          • Czech-Slovak
            • Czech
            • Slovak
            • Pannonian Rusyn (alternatively also considered an East Slavic Language, a dialect of Ukrainian language, or an intermediate dialect between the Western dialects of the Ukrainian and the Eastern dialects of the Slovak language)
          • Lechitic
            • Polish
            • Silesian
            • Pomeranian
              • Kashubian
              • Slovincian
            • Polabian
          • Sorbian
            • Upper Sorbian
            • Lower Sorbian

The Balto-Slavic language group consists of the Baltic and Slavic languages, belonging to the Indo-European family of languages The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) a group of closely related Languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" Pannonian Rusyn or simply Rusyn ( Ruthenian ' is a Slavic language or Dialect spoken in north-western Serbia and eastern The East Slavic languages constitute one of three regional subgroups of Slavic languages, currently spoken in Eastern Europe. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" The Lechitic languages include three languages spoken in Central Europe, mainly in Poland, and historically also in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Silesian or Upper Silesian (Silesian Ślůnsko godka, Slezsky jazyk Język śląski is a Slavic language or dialect spoken in the region of For the Low German dialects also called Pomeranian see Pommersch. Kashubian or Cassubian (Kashubian kaszëbsczi jãzëk, pòmòrsczi jãzëk, kaszëbskò-słowińskô mòwa; język kaszubski is one of Slovincian is an extinct dialect of the Pomeranian language, spoken between the lakes Gardno (Gardersee and Łebsko (Lebasee in Pomerania The Polabian language, which became extinct in the 18th century was a group of Slavic Dialects spoken in present-day northern Germany: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern The Sorbian languages are classified under the Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. Lower Sorbian (dsb ''Dolnoserbski'' is a Slavic Minority language spoken in eastern Germany in the historical province of Lower Lusatia

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