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The process of assimilation had most impact on the children who wanted a better life and felt asshamed of their people because of stereotypes. Soon the old Pomorian traditions became almost completely forgotten remaining only in distant villages which were cut from the rest of the world due to absence of any means of communication at that time. | The process of assimilation had most impact on the children who wanted a better life and felt asshamed of their people because of stereotypes. Soon the old Pomorian traditions became almost completely forgotten remaining only in distant villages which were cut from the rest of the world due to absence of any means of communication at that time. | ||
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Throughout its history Pamaria was inhabitted by different ethnic groups and many languages were spoken there with main one being German. After the World War II a number of German native speakers decreased significantly within just a decade. Nowadays the most commonly spoken language is Polish (80-99%), at least 5 to 10% of people in the area are able to speak Pomorian on a basic level but only 4000 people speak Pomorian natively | Throughout its history Pamaria was inhabitted by different ethnic groups and many languages were spoken there with main one being German. After the World War II a number of German native speakers decreased significantly within just a decade. Nowadays the most commonly spoken language is Polish (80-99%), at least 5 to 10% of people in the area are able to speak Pomorian on a basic level but only 4000 people speak Pomorian natively or most of the time, almost all being at the age of 50 or above. Despite current revitalization efforts most Pomorian children do not speak Pomorian at all or know some basic words/can say few sentences. | ||
[[Category:Pamarėska]] | [[Category:Pamarėska]] | ||