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Sorbs (; ; also known as ''Wends'', ''Lusatian Sorbs'' or ''Lusatian Serbs'') are a Western Slavic people of Central Europe living predominantly in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland. In Germany they live in the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. They traditionally speak the Sorbian languages (''Wendish'', ''Lusatian'') – closely related〔Helmut Faska. (About Sorbian Language ). 〕 to Polish and Czech – officially recognized and protected as a minority language of Germany. Due to a gradual and increasing assimilation between the 17th and 20th centuries, virtually all Sorbs also spoke German by the late 19th century and many of the descendants of Sorbs no longer speak the Sorbian languages. They are predominantly Roman Catholics and Lutherans. Sorbs are divided into two geographical groups: *Upper Sorbs, who speak Upper Sorbian (about 40,000 people).〔Jana Šołćina, Edward Wornar: ''Obersorbisch im Selbststudium, Hornjoserbšćina za samostudij''. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2000. Page 10.〕 *Lower Sorbs, who speak Lower Sorbian (about 20,000 people).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sorben )〕 The dialects spoken vary in intelligibility in different areas. Genetic studies have shown Sorbs to be genetically closest to Czechs and Poles. The Sorbs are theorized to have contributed significantly to the Ashkenazi Jewish population of Europe from the 9th century.〔 == History == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sorbs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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