Some credit the puppets (and the puppeteers) with saving the Czech language from extinction.Ĭzech and croation are the only languages not to use a variation of the indigenous australian word for kangaroo. Woodcarvers there made amazingly detailed marionettes – and the marionettes were allowed to "speak" Czech in their public performances. However, there was an ancient tradition of puppetry in Bohemia. Everyone from the intellectual class down to the peasants was required to comply with restrictive language laws. The Hapsburgs forced the people of Bohemia to speak German in public. In the 17 th century, the German-speaking Hapsburgs ruled Bohemia (which is now the Czech Republic). The czech language almost disappeared in the 17th century. Since Czechoslovakia broke up in 1993, the two languages are diverging, and it is now more difficult for Czech speakers to understand Slovak speakers (and vice versa). However, they might not be mutually intelligible for much longer. The Czech language is mutually intelligible with Slovak to the point where some linguists once believed they were dialects of a single language. Meanwhile, large communities of Americans descended from Czech immigrants still live in Texas, Nebraska and Wisconsin.Ĭzech is mutually intelligible with slovak. North Riverside, Illinois and Sharon Springs, New York: 2.0% of residents are Czech-born.Gulf Shores, Alabama: 2.1% from the Czech Republic.Mifflinville, Pennsylvania, where 2.2% are from the Czech Republic.Masaryktown, Florida, where just over 3% of the population was born in the Czech Republic.However, it’s also recognized as a minority language in Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Austria.Īccording to the us census bureau, as of 2013, over 47,000 czech speakers were living in the united states.Ĭzech is not one of the most commonly spoken languages in the US as a whole, but there are thriving Czech communities in places like the following: The czech language has over 10 million native speakers around the world.Ĭzech is the official language of the Czech Republic. Whether you're planning a visit to Prague, planning a business trip to the Czech Republic or just want to learn more, here are 8 intriguing facts about the Czech language.
However, it's an interesting language in its own right. The Czech language doesn't have the same name recognition as more widely spoken languages like French or Spanish.
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