thumb|Bilingual names of streets in Cottbus The following statistics indicate the progression of cultural change among Sorbs: by the end of the 19th century, about 150,000 people spoke Sorbian languages. By 1920, almost all Sorbs had mastered Sorbian and German to the same degree. Nowadays, the number of people using Sorbian languages has been estimated to be no more than 40,000.
thumb|Bilingual names of streets in Cottbus The following statistics indicate the progression of cultural change among Sorbs by the end of the 19th century about 150000 people spoke Sorbian languages By 1920 almost all Sorbs had mastered Sorbian and German to the same degree Nowadays the number of people using Sorbian languages has been estimated to be no more than 40000