Polish language

Polish (język polski, polszczyzna) is a West Slavic language of Central Europe of Indo-European language family. It is the official language of Poland. In terms of speakers of the West Slavic group Polish is the largest language. Its closest relatives are Czech language, Slovak, Kashubian and three other West Slavic languages. Polish is the third most widely spoken Slavic language (after Russian and Ukrainian). The written standard of Polish is Polish alphabet which corresponds basically to the Latin alphabet with a few additions. It is estimated that about 44 millions (in Poland and outside the country) speak Polish as their mother tongue. Polish is the official language in Poland and one of the official languages of European Union. It is spoken in the minority communities in: Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Germany, France, Australia, Ireland, Israel.

The language is spoken in the following countries: Poland