Pamarėska: Difference between revisions

=== Middle Pomorian (Serdapamarėska) ===

During the period between XIII and XV centuries Eastern Pomerania was under the [[w:Teutonic Order|Teutonic Order]] and was under a great German influence. Before that time Pomorze and Prussia were sparcely populated having no major towns there. Because of most towns being founded and populated by Germans ([[w:Teutonic_Order#Decline|and later by Poles]]), the Pomorian language was a tine minority there. Despite that Pomorian continued existing in rural areas, where it stayed for all of its history. During this time contact with German and Polish began and a lot of loanwords were borrowed from these two languages. Also they influenced Pomorian phonology in different dialects creating even more distinction among them. Under the Polish rule Pomorian began to decline in southern territories of Pomorze and Prussia.

[[File:POMORZE_1945.png|thumb|The green area shows Pomorian-speaking territories (With more than 10% of total population speaking Pomorian)]]

The Modern period began at the end of the XIX century, when lots of people from rural areas started moving to cities and towns. People living in the city spoke primarily in German and Polish and Pomorian speaking new settlers began to forget their native tongue instead speaking the languages of prestige. Unlike in the previous period much more texts were written in Pomorian and also it became a language of [[w:Liturgy|liturgies]], mostly in the countryside.