Polacy nie gęsi
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== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Coined by Polish poet and prose writer, politician and musician of the Renaissance Mikołaj Rej his 1562 poem Do tego co czytał (To the one who read). The meaning of gęsi is disputed.
A niechaj narodowie wżdy postronni znają,Iż Polacy nie Gęsi, iż swój język mają.
And may it be by all nations knownthat Poles are not geese, for they have a language of their own
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /pɔˈla.t͡sɘ ɲɛ‿ˈɡɛw̃.ɕi/, /pɔˈla.t͡sɘ ɲɛ‿ˈɡɛɲ.ɕi/
Syllabification: Po‧la‧cy nie‿gę‧si
=== Interjection ===
Polacy nie gęsi
(idiomatic) Used to approve the usage of the Polish language
=== Further reading ===
“Polacy nie gęsi”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[1] (in Polish)