Kashubian language

Kashubian
kaszëbsczi (jãzëk)
kaszëbskô mòwa
Pronunciation[kaˈʃɜpst͡ʃi ˈjãzɜk]
[kaˈʃɜpskɞ ˈmwɛva]
Native toPoland
RegionKashubia
EthnicityKashubians
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 639-2csb
ISO 639-3csb
Glottologkash1274
ELPKashubian
Linguasphere53-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 87,600 people use mainly Kashubian at home.[7] 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.[8]

The Kashubian language exists in two different forms: vernacular dialects used in rural areas, and literary variants used in education.

  1. ^ "Wstępne wyniki Narodowego Spisu Powszechnego Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 w zakresie struktury narodowo-etnicznej oraz języka kontaktów domowych" [Report of results: National Census of Population and Housing, 2021.] (PDF). Central Statistical Office of Poland (in Polish). 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  2. ^ European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
  3. ^ "Ustawa z dnia 6 stycznia 2005 r. O mniejszościach narodowych i etnicznych oraz o języku regionalnym" [Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Language]. Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2023-06-11.
  4. ^ "Lekhitic languages". Britannica. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  5. ^ Stephen Barbour, Cathie Carmichael, Language and Nationalism in Europe, Oxford University Press, 2000, p.199, ISBN 0-19-823671-9
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2015-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Ministry of Interior of Poland [dead link]
  7. ^ "Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021. Wstępne wyniki. Coraz mnie..." Zawsze Pomorze (in Polish). 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  8. ^ Gerald Stone (1998). "Cassubian". In Glanville Price (ed.). Encyclopedia of the languages of Europe. Oxford: Blackwell. pp. 49–50. ISBN 0-631-19286-7.

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