Kashubian
A language of Poland
| Population | 3,000 in Poland. Ethnic population: 100,000 or more (1993 T. Salminen). |
| Region | North central, near Baltic coast, left bank of the Lower Vistula; west of Bay of Gdansk; narrow strip inland, southwest from Gdynia. Also in Canada. |
| Alternate names | Cashubian, Cassubian, Kaszubski |
| Dialects | Kashubian Proper, Slovincian. German influences in the language. Transitional dialects between Kashubian Proper, the Slovincian dialect, and Polish [pol]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Slavic, West, Lechitic |
| Language use | No remaining speakers of Slovincian. Few children use Kashubian Proper. |
| Language development | NT: 1995. |
| Comments | Most of ethnic group speak regional variety of Polish [pol] (1993 Tapani Salminen). |
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