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| Kashubian | |
|---|---|
| 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 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lekhitic languages". Britannica. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ Stephen Barbour, Cathie Carmichael, Language and Nationalism in Europe, Oxford University Press, 2000, p.199, ISBN 0-19-823671-9
- ^ "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] - ^ "Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021. Wstępne wyniki. Coraz mnie..." Zawsze Pomorze (in Polish). 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Gerald Stone (1998). "Cassubian". In Glanville Price (ed.). Encyclopedia of the languages of Europe. Oxford: Blackwell. pp. 49–50. ISBN 0-631-19286-7.