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-<!--{12090747748960} -->Most of the people in the Czech Republic speak the Czech language. Czech is a Slavic language related to Slovak, Polish and Russian. However, Czech was not recognized as an official language until 1877 in Bohemia and 1905 in Moravia. It was seldom used as a written language until the late 1800s. Except for modern records of the 1900s, records in the Czech Republic were written mostly in Latin and German. Other languages sometimes used in Czech records include [[Media:Old_Church_Slavonic_Numbers%2C_Dates%2C_and_Months_by_Matthew_Bialawa.pdf|Old Church Slavonic]], Polish, Hebrew, and Yiddish.
+==Description==
+The '''Czech''' language (divided into three dialects in '''Bohemia''', four dialects in '''Moravia''', and two dialects in '''Czech Silesia''') is the official language of Czechia.<br>
+There is also the transitional '''Cieszyn Silesian''' dialect as well as the Polish language in Cieszyn Silesia, both spoken in '''Czech Silesia'''.<br>
+Various Sudeten German dialects are currently practically extinct: present Czech Germans speak mainly '''Czech''' or '''Standard German'''.<br>
+'''Czech Sign Language''' is the language of most of the deaf community.
+As of 2022 there are 14 officially recognized minorities which enjoy the right to use their language in communication with authorities and in courts of law. They are (alphabetically): <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Demographics of the Czech Republic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Czech_Republic#Officially_recognized_minorities, accessed 22 May 2023.</ref>
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusians Belarusians]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarians Bulgarians]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croats Croatians]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germans Germans]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeks Greeks]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarians Hungarians]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_people Poles]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people Romani people]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians Russians]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusyns Rusyns]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbs Serbians]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovaks Slovaks]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians Ukrainians]'''
+*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_people Vietnamese]'''
-=== Česká abeceda/The Czech Alphabet  ===
+'''[https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Czechia_Languages#:~:text=Record%20Research%20Help Additional Record Search Help]'''
+==Word List(s)==
+For word lists and help researching in Czech records, see:
+*[[Czech Genealogical Word List]]
+*[[Czechia Handwriting]]
+*[[Czechia Reading Aids]]
+*[[German Genealogical Word List]]
+*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
+*[[Polish Genealogical Word List]]
+'''Czech'''
+*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Czech_phrasebook Czech phrasebook (Wikitravel)]
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/czech.php Useful Czech phrases (Omniglot)]
+==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
+'''Czech'''
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_phonology Czech phonology (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://forvo.com/languages/cs/ Czech pronunciation dictionary (Forvo)]
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/czech.htm Czech Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''[https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Czechia_Languages#:~:text=the%20Czech%20Republic.-,Czech%20Grammar,-Czech%20language%20is Czech Grammar Help]'''
+==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
+'''Czech'''
+*[https://slovnik.seznam.cz/preklad/anglicky Czech to English (Seznam.cz)]
+*[https://glosbe.com/en/cs English to Czech Dictionary (Glosbe)]
+*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/czech_dictionary.htm Czech dictionary (Lexilogos)]
+*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/cs/en/Learn-Czech Learn Czech (Duolingo)]
+* Čermák, František. ''A Course of Czech language = Základní učebnice češtiny.'' Praha: Universita Karlova, 1991. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/123244822 WorldCat].
+'''Dictionaries in Czech Language''':<br>
+* Pařez, Jan. ''Česko-anglický příruční slovník genealogický.'' Prague: Scriptorium, 2016. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1096191713 WorldCat]. (This dictionary is a must for the Czech researchers when records and documents are written in Czech. It includes occupations, causes of death etc. Supplements include Czech alphabet, a dictionary of personal names and a dictionary of supreme land and court offices.)
+* Lutonský, Boleslav. ''Lexikon genealoga.'' Praha: B. Lutonský, 2003. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/53271779 WorldCat]. (Genealogical vocabulary that includes not only old-fashioned expressions that the researcher may encounter in their work, but also terms used in archival material (such as old documents, land tablets, urbarium, estate records etc.), overview of guilds, and important crafts. It also includes a chapter on measurements, a chapter on currency and a list of frequently used abbreviations.)
+* Lutonský, Boleslav and Jaroslav Černý. ''Latinsko-německo-český slovník nemocí, úrazů a příčin smrti a výrazů s nimi souvisejících (nejen) pro genealogy.'' Praha: Ringier ČR, 1995. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/36612303 WorldCat]. (Latin-German-Czech dictionary of diseases, injuries and causes of death: and terms related to them (not only) for genealogists)
+{| style="float:right; margin-right:30px"
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+| style="padding-right:0px"|
+|[[Image:Handy Czech-English Genealogical Dictionary.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<center>Handy Czech-English Genealogical Dictionary<center>]]
+|[[Image:Lexikon.jpg|thumb|left|150px|<center>Lexikon<center>]]
+|}
+==Additional Resources==
+*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Czech-Republic Czech Republic (Britannica)]
+*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Czech_Republic Czech Republic (Wikitravel)]<br>
+'''Record Research Help'''<br>
+<!--{12090747748960} -->Most of the people in the Czech Republic speak the Czech language. Czech is a Slavic language related to Slovak, Polish and Russian. However, Czech was not recognized as an official language until 1877 in Bohemia and 1905 in Moravia. It was seldom used as a written language until the late 1800s. Except for modern records of the 1900s, records in the Czech Republic were written mostly in Latin and German. Other languages sometimes used in Czech records include [[Media:Old_Church_Slavonic_Numbers%2C_Dates%2C_and_Months_by_Matthew_Bialawa.pdf|Old Church Slavonic]], Polish, Hebrew, and Yiddish.
+<br>
+'''1930--1945  Linguistic Map: After World War II, the German population left the Czech Republic.'''
+<br>
+[[File:1930 linguistic map.png|500px]]
+<br>
+'''Czech Grammar'''<br>
+Czech language is highly inflective, words may have different endings depending on usage.<br>
+*Josef, syn Antonína Ryby a Anny roz. Novákové = Josef, son of Antonín Ryba and Anna Novaková
+*Manželství mezi Michalem Dostalíkem a Anežkou Marii Seidlerovou = Marriage between Michal Dostalík and Anežka Marie Seidlerová<br>
+''Česká abeceda/The Czech Alphabet''<br>
 A, a, Á, á B, b C, c, Č, č D, d, Ď, ď E, e, É, é, ě F, f G, g H, h Ch, ch I, i, Í, í J, j K, k L, l M, m N, n, Ň, ň O, o, Ó, ó P, p Q, q R, r, Ř, ř S, s, Š, š T, t, Ť, ť U, u, Ú, ú, ů V, v W, w X, x Y, y, Ý, ý Z, z, Ž, ž
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 Czech dictionaries and indexes use the following alphabetical order:
-a,á &nbsp;b &nbsp;c,č &nbsp;d,ď&nbsp; e,é,ě&nbsp; f&nbsp; g&nbsp; h&nbsp; ch&nbsp; i,í&nbsp; j&nbsp; k&nbsp; l&nbsp; m&nbsp; n,ň&nbsp; o,ó&nbsp; p&nbsp; (q)&nbsp; r,ř&nbsp; s,š&nbsp; t,ť&nbsp; u,ú,ů&nbsp; v&nbsp; (w)&nbsp; (x)&nbsp; y,ý&nbsp; z,ž&nbsp;
+a,á  b  c,č  d,ď  e,é,ě  f  g  h  ch  i,í  j  k  l  m  n,ň  o,ó  p  (q)  r,ř  s,š  t,ť  u,ú,ů  v  (w)  (x)  y,ý  z,ž
-=== Pronunciation  ===
+''Pronunciation''
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 | <center><span><span class="visualHighlight">Z</span></span></center>
 | <center><span><span class="visualHighlight">z</span></span></center>
-| <center><span class="tiny2"><span><nowiki>:</nowiki></span></span><span /></center>
+| <center><span class="tiny2"><span><nowiki>:</nowiki></span></span></center>
 | <center><span><span class="visualHighlight">z</span></span></center>
 |
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 | <center><span><span class="visualHighlight">Ž</span></span></center>
 | <center><span><span class="visualHighlight">ž</span></span></center>
-| <center><span class="tiny2"><span><nowiki>:</nowiki></span></span><span /></center>
+| <center><span class="tiny2"><span><nowiki>:</nowiki></span></span></center>
 | <center><span><span class="visualHighlight">zh</span></span></center>
 |
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 |-
 | colspan="4" |
-<span><span class="visualHighlight"><span />Qq, Ww, Xx</span></span>
+<span><span class="visualHighlight">Qq, Ww, Xx</span></span>
 |
-<span class="tiny2"><span>are used in foreign words only</span></span><span />
+<span class="tiny2"><span>are used in foreign words only</span></span>
 |}
-NOTE: the letter combination “CH" is treated as a single character and is alphabetized after the letter “H”<span class="visualHighlight" />
+NOTE: the letter combination “CH" is treated as a single character and is alphabetized after the letter “H”
-=== Grammar  ===
-Czech language is highly inflective, words may have different endings depending on usage.
-*Josef, syn Antonína Ryby a Anny roz. Novákové = Josef, son of Antonín Ryba and Anna Novaková
-*Manželství mezi Michalem Dostalíkem a Anežkou Marii Seidlerovou = Marriage between Michal Dostalík and Anežka Marie Seidlerová
-=== Language of the Records  ===
-A basic knowledge of a few languages is required to read Czech records. Obtain a copy of the various genealogical lists available at the Family History Library or click on the links below.
-=== Reading Old Texts  ===
+''Reading Old Texts''<br>
 Here are some letter combinations you may encounter in the old texts and their modern equivalents:
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 '''cz''' read as '''c''' or '''č'''<br>'''cž/čz''' read as '''č'''<br>'''rz/rž''' read as '''ř'''<br>'''ss''' read as '''š'''<br>'''g''' read as '''j'''<br>'''y''' read as '''y''' or '''j''' <br>'''j''' read as '''í'''<br>'''v''' read as '''u''' (at the beginning of words)<br>'''ie''' read as '''ě'''<br>'''au''' read as '''ou'''<br>'''w''' read as '''v'''<br>
-=== Language Aids  ===
+==References==
-[[Czech Republic Genealogical Word List|Czech Genealogical Word List]]
-[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]
-[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
-[[Poland Genealogical Word List|Polish Genealogical Word List]]
-See the examples of the Czech Script Alphabet at [http://www.genea.cz/uploads/media/Pisma1Full.pdf a to m] [http://www.genea.cz/uploads/media/Pisma2Full.pdf n to ž]
-[[Category:Czech_Republic Language and Handwriting]]
+[[Category:Czechia Language and Handwriting]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]]

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