Polish began to emerge as a distinct language around the 10th century, the process largely triggered by the establishment and … See more

The inhabitants of different regions of Poland still speak Polish somewhat differently, although the differences between modern-day vernacular varieties and standard … See more

Vowels
Polish has six oral vowels (seven oral vowels in written form), which are all monophthongs See more

Polish is a highly fusional language with relatively free word order, although the dominant arrangement is subject–verb–object See more

Poland is one of the most linguistically homogeneous European countries; nearly 97% of Poland's citizens declare Polish as their first language. Elsewhere, Poles constitute large … See more

The Polish alphabet derives from the Latin script but includes certain additional letters formed using diacritics. The Polish alphabet was one … See more

Polish has, over the centuries, borrowed a number of words from other languages. When borrowing, pronunciation was adapted to Polish phonemes and spelling was altered to match See more