Sorbs
TheSorbsare Slavic people. They live mostly inGermanyandPoland.There are 60,000 Sorbian people in the world. About 25,000 people speak one of theSorbian languages.
In Germany and Poland Sorbs do not use the old fashioned words "Wends" or "Wendish" to describe themselves. American and Australian communities often prefer to call themselves "Wends" or "Wendish". They think that “Sorb” and “Sorbian” are bad words.
Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbiandialectsare protected languages in parts of Germany under theEuropean Charter for Minority or Regional Languages
