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| Most materials used in Polish research are written in Polish. You do not need to speak or read Polish to do research in Polish records, but you should know some key words and phrases to understand the records. Because the Roman Catholic Church was the predominant religion in Poland, many records are in Latin. Other languages in Polish records include German and Russian.
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| Polish grammar may affect the way names appear in genealogical records. For example, names of your ancestors will vary from record to record in Polish.
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| For help in understanding name variations, see the “[[Poland Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]” section in this outline.
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| Aa Ąą Bb Cc Ćć Dd Ee Ęę Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Łł Mm Nn Ńń Oo Óó Pp Rr Ss Śś Tt Uu Ww Yy Zz Źź Żż | | Aa Ąą Bb Cc Ćć Dd Ee Ęę Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Łł Mm Nn Ńń Oo Óó Pp Rr Ss Śś Tt Uu Ww Yy Zz Źź Żż |
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| The letters q, v and x are also used, but only for foreign names or words. | | The letters q, v and x are also used, but only for foreign names or words. |
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| c = ts<br>ch,h = kh<br>ć,cz,ci = ch<br>ś,sz,si = sh<br>ż,zi,rz = zh<br>ą = om, on<br>ę = em, en<br>j = y<br>dz = j<br>ł = w<br>w = v<br>
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| === Language Aids === | | === Language Aids === |
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