there is no strong written tradition and there is not a broadly accepted formal standardized form of the language(s). There is a perception of the loss of language rights, and there are negative attitudes towards the languages and their speakers. Linguistic features Both Upper and Lower Sorbian have the dual for nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs; very few living Indo-European languages retain this as a productive feature of the grammar. For example, the word is used for one hand, for two hands, and for more than two hands. As with most Slavic languages, Sorbian uses no articles. Grammar The Sorbian languages are declined in six or seven cases: Nominative Accusative Genitive Dative Locative Instrumental Vocative (Upper Sorbian only) Vocabulary comparison The following is selected vocabulary from the two Sorbian languages compared with other Slavic languages. See also Sorbian alphabet List of Sorbian-language writers Low Lusatian German White Serbia References External links Online course for Upper and Lower Sorbian (English, Sorbian, German) Euromosaic information page Kurs serskeje rěce / Bluń, introductory texts of the lessons included in the Sorbian language textbook Curs practic de limba sorabă website for Lětopis, journal devoted to Sorbian topics Sorbian languages West Slavic languages Languages of Germany Languages Culture of Saxony