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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 Old Church Slavonic, Polish, Hebrew, and Yiddish. | <!--{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 [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/6/66/Old_Church_Slavonic_Numbers%2C_Dates%2C_and_Months_by_Matthew_Bialawa.pdf Old Church Slavonic], Polish, Hebrew, and Yiddish. | ||
=== Česká abeceda/The Czech Alphabet === | === Česká abeceda/The Czech Alphabet === | ||
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 | 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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<span class="tiny2"><span>sound like </span></span><span>'t'<span class="tiny2"> in </span> <u>t</u>une</span> | <span class="tiny2"><span>sound like </span></span><span>'t'<span class="tiny2"> in </span><u>t</u>une</span> | ||
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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”<span class="visualHighlight" /> | ||
=== Grammar === | === Grammar === | ||
Czech language is highly inflective, words may have different endings depending on usage. | Czech language is highly inflective, words may have different endings depending on usage. | ||
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*Manželství mezi Michalem Dostalíkem a Anežkou Marii Seidlerovou = Marriage between Michal Dostalík and Anežka Marie Seidlerová | *Manželství mezi Michalem Dostalíkem a Anežkou Marii Seidlerovou = Marriage between Michal Dostalík and Anežka Marie Seidlerová | ||
=== Language of the Records === | === 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. | 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. | ||
=== Language Aids === | === Language Aids === | ||
[[Czech Republic Genealogical Word List|Czech Genealogical Word List]] | [[Czech Republic Genealogical Word List|Czech Genealogical Word List]] | ||