CSB ISO 639-3
Kashubian
Kaszëbsczi jãzëk Autonym
A language of Poland
- ISO 639
- csb
- Alternate Names
- Cashubian, Cassubian, Kaszubski
- Autonym
- Kaszëbsczi jãzëk
- 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).
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Ontario province: Barry’s Bay area, west of Ottawa.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Kashubian
User Population
10,000 in Canada, L2 users.
Map
Location: Pomerania voivodship: near Baltic coast, lower Vistula left bank; west of Gdansk bay; narrow strip inland, southwest from Gdynia.
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