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'''Polabian''' is an [[extinct language|extinct]] [[Lechitic languages|Lechitic]] [[language]] spoken among the [[wikipedia:en:Polabian Slavs|Polabian Slavs]] ([[German language|German]]: ''Wenden'') in present-day [[Germany]] near [[wikipedia:en:Elbe|Elbe]] River. It was spoken until about the 18th century when it was superseded by the German language in [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], [[Brandenburg]] ([[Mittlemark]]) and [[Saxony-Anhalt]], as well as in [[Lower Saxony]] and [[Schleswig-Holstein]]. In the south, it border the [[Sorbian language|Sorbian]] population in [[Lusatia]]. |
'''Polabian''' is an [[extinct language|extinct]] [[Lechitic languages|Lechitic]] [[language]] spoken among the [[wikipedia:en:Polabian Slavs|Polabian Slavs]] ([[German language|German]]: ''Wenden'') in present-day [[Germany]] near [[wikipedia:en:Elbe|Elbe]] River. It was spoken until about the 18th century when it was superseded by the German language in [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], [[Brandenburg]] ([[Mittlemark]]) and [[Saxony-Anhalt]], as well as in [[Lower Saxony]] and [[Schleswig-Holstein]]. In the south, it border the [[Sorbian language|Sorbian]] population in [[Lusatia]]. |
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Polabian is an extinct Lechitic language spoken among the Polabian Slavs (German: Wenden) in present-day Germany near Elbe River. It was spoken until about the 18th century when it was superseded by the German language in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg (Mittlemark) and Saxony-Anhalt, as well as in Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. In the south, it border the Sorbian population in Lusatia.
The language was, in some respects, markedly different from other Slavic languages. It was closely related to the neighboring Pomeranian and Kashubian languages, and only attested in a very small number of manuscripts, dictionaries, and other writings from the 17th and 18th centuries. As can be seen in the comparisons of the Lord's Prayer below, Polabian contained a number of German loanwords, such as Wader (father) and Rîk (kingdom).