Kashubian language
| Kashubian | |
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| Kaszëbsczi jãzëk | |
| Native to | Poland |
| Region | Pomerania |
| Ethnicity | Kashubians |
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Native speakers
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108,000 (2011 census) |
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Indo-European
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| Latin (Kashubian alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
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Official language in
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Officially recognized as of 2005, as a regional language, in some communes of Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland |
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Recognised minority
language in |
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| Regulated by | Kashubian Language Council |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | kash1274 |
| Linguasphere | 53-AAA-cb |
Kashubian or Cassubian (Kashubian: kaszëbsczi jãzëk, pòmòrsczi jãzëk, kaszëbskò-słowińskô mòwa; Polish: język kaszubski, język pomorski, język kaszubsko-słowiński) is a language variety of the Lechitic group, of the Slavic languages. Although it is often considered a language in its own right, it is sometimes considered a dialect of Pomeranian. In Poland, it has been an officially recognized ethnic-minority language. as of 2005. Approximately 106,000 people use mainly Kashubian at home. It is the only remnant of the Pomeranian language. It is close to standard Polish with influence from Low German and the extinct Polabian and Old Prussian.
Kashubian is assumed to have evolved from the language spoken by some tribes of Pomeranians called Kashubians, in the region of Pomerania, on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea between the Vistula and Oder rivers. The Pomeranians were said to arrive before the Poles and certain tribes managed to maintain their language and traditions despite German and Polish settlements. It first diverged as its own language in the early 14th century.
In the 19th century, Florian Ceynowa became Kashubian's first known activist. He undertook tremendous efforts to awaken Kashubian self-identity through the establishment of Kashubian language, customs, and traditions. He felt strongly that Poles were born brothers and that Kashubia was a separate nation.
The Young Kashubian movement followed in 1912, led by author and doctor Aleksander Majkowski, who wrote for the paper "Zrzësz Kaszëbskô" as part of the "Zrzëszincë" group. The group contributed significantly to the development of the Kashubian literary language.
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