Kashubian

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A language of Poland

ISO 639-3
csb
Alternate Names
Cashubian, Cassubian, Kaszubski
Population

50,000 in Poland (Salminen 2007). Ethnic population: 100,000 or more (1993 T. Salminen).

Location

North central, Pomorskie Province, near Baltic coast, lower Vistula left bank; west of Gdansk bay; narrow strip inland, southwest from Gdynia. Also in Canada.

Language Status

8a (Moribund). Recognized language (2005, Minorities Act of 2 January, Article 19).

Classification
Indo-European, 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. Many child speakers (2007).

Language Development
NT: 1995.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kashubian
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

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