Kashubian

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A language of Poland

ISO 639-3
csb
Alternate Names
Cashubian, Cassubian, Kaszubski
Autonym
Kaszëbsczi jãzëk
User Population

107,000 in Poland (2013 UNSD). Ethnic population: 233,000 (2011). Total users in all countries: 117,000 (as L1: 107,000; as L2: 10,000).

Location

Pomerania voivodship: near Baltic coast, lower Vistula left bank; west of Gdansk bay; narrow strip inland, southwest from Gdynia.

Language Status

6b (Threatened). Recognized language (2005, Minorities Act of 2 January, Article 19).

Classification
Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Lechitic
Dialects

Kashubian Proper, Slovincian. German [deu] influences in the language. Transitional dialects between Kashubian Proper, the Slovincian dialect, and Polish [pol].

Language Use

No remaining speakers of Slovincian. Some young people, all adults. Many child speakers (Salminen 2007).

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1995.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kashubian
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Most of ethnic group speak regional variety of Polish [pol] (1993 T. Salminen).

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