History
After the invasion of the formerly Germanic territories (the part largely corresponding to GDR) by the Sorbs’ Slavic ancestors in the 5th and 6th centuries, the Sorbian language (or its predecessors) has been in use in much of (later) East Germany’s Southern half for several centuries, and has still its stronghold in (Upper and Lower) Lusatia where it enjoys national protection and fostering until today. Outside Lusatia, it has been superseded by German, following official discrimination from the 13th century on. The printed language developed around the main Bible translations into Sorbian.
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