Kashubian
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A language of Poland
ISO 639-3
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 province: 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
Dialects
Language Use
No remaining speakers of Slovincian. Some young people, all adults. Many child speakers (Salminen 2007).
Language Development
NT: 1995.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Most of ethnic group speak regional variety of Polish [pol] (1993 T. Salminen).