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    #SILESIAN LANGUAGE

    The news has been welcomed by Silesian activists. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images
    Silesian language debuts on Google Translate
    The Silesian language, spoken in southwestern Poland, has been added to Google Translate just one month after President Andrzej Duda vetoed a law that would have officially recognized it as a separate language.
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    Polish Senate greenlights recognition of Silesian as regional language
    Poland’s Senate has officially recognized Silesian as a regional language following a parliamentary session held on Wednesday. The bill was adopted by the Senate after a 17-7 vote in favor of the motion. There was one abstention.
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    Polish parliament recognizes Silesian as official regional language
    On Friday, Poland’s lower house of parliament (the Sejm) passed an act recognizing the Silesian language as a regional language. 236 MPs voted in favor, 186 were against and 5 abstained.
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