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Kashubian | |
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kaszëbsczi (jãzëk) kaszëbskô mòwa | |
Pronunciation | [kaˈʃɜpst͡ʃi ˈjãzɜk] [kaˈʃɜpskɞ ˈmwɛva] |
Native to | Poland |
Region | Kashubia |
Ethnicity | Kashubians |
Native speakers | 87,600 (2021 census)[1] |
Latin (Kashubian alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Officially recognized as of 2005, as a regional language, in some communes of Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland |
Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | csb |
ISO 639-3 | csb |
Glottolog | kash1274 |
ELP | Kashubian |
Linguasphere | 53-AAA-cb |
![]() Kashubian is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010) |
Kashubian or Cassubian (endonym: kaszëbsczi jãzëk; Polish: język kaszubski) is a West Slavic language[3] belonging to the Lechitic subgroup.[4][5]
In Poland, it has been an officially recognized ethnic-minority language since 2005.[6] Approximately 108,000 people use mainly Kashubian at home.[7][8] It is the only remnant of the Pomeranian language. It is close to standard Polish with influence from Low German and the extinct Polabian (West Slavic) and Old Prussian (West Baltic) languages.[9]
The Kashubian language exists in two different forms: vernacular dialects used in rural areas, and literary variants used in education.
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