Kashubian language
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Kashubian language is a West Slavic language spoken primarily in northern Poland by the Kashubian ethnic group, recognized as a regional language with its own distinct grammar, vocabulary, and literary tradition.
Aliases (7)
- Kashubian ×4
- Central Kashubian ×1
- Kashubian culture ×1
- Kashubians ×1
- Lechitic languages ×1
- Northern Kashubian ×1
- Southern Kashubian ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West Slavic language
→
minority language → regional language → |
| belongsTo |
Indo-European languages
→
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Polish language
→
Pomeranian dialects → Silesian language → |
| ethnicGroup |
Kashubian people
→
|
| firstMajorWriter |
Florian Ceynowa
→
|
| glottocode |
kash1274
→
|
| hasCaseSystem |
yes
→
|
| hasDialect |
Central Kashubian
→
Northern Kashubian → Southern Kashubian → Słowiński (extinct) → |
| hasFeature |
distinct grammar from Polish
→
distinct phonology → distinct vocabulary from Polish → nasal vowels → rich consonant system → |
| hasGrammaticalGender |
feminine
→
masculine → neuter → |
| hasLiteraryTradition |
yes
→
|
| hasNumberCategory |
plural
→
singular → |
| hasStandardization |
partially standardized
→
|
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin script
→
|
| ISO639-1Code |
none
→
|
| ISO639-2Code |
csb
→
|
| ISO639-3Code |
csb
→
|
| isTaughtAt |
University of Gdańsk
→
|
| languageFamily |
Slavic languages
→
|
| legalStatus |
protected under Polish law
→
|
| notableWriter |
Aleksander Majkowski
→
Hieronim Derdowski → |
| numberOfCases |
7 (approximate, depending on analysis)
→
|
| primaryRegion |
Pomeranian Voivodeship
NERFINISHED
→
northern Poland → |
| recognizedAs |
regional language in Poland
→
|
| regionName |
Kashubia
→
|
| spokenBy |
Kashubians
→
|
| spokenIn |
Poland
→
|
| subfamily |
Lechitic languages
→
|
| usedFor |
bilingual road signs in Kashubia
→
local administration in some municipalities → |
| usedIn |
education in some Polish schools
→
|
| usesAlphabet |
modified Polish alphabet
→
|
| writingDirection |
left-to-right
→
|
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Kashubian language
("Northern Kashubian")
→
Kashubian language ("Central Kashubian") → Kashubian language ("Southern Kashubian") → |
hasDialect |
|
Northern Poland
("Kashubian")
→
Pomerania ("Kashubian") → |
hasMinorityLanguage |
|
Proto-Slavic language
→
|
hasDescendant |
|
Hel Peninsula
("Kashubian culture")
→
|
hasHeritage |
|
Silesian language
("Lechitic languages")
→
|
hasLanguageSubgroup |
|
Pomeranian Voivodeship
("Kashubian")
→
|
hasRegionalLanguage |
|
West Slavs
("Kashubians")
→
|
hasSubgroup |
|
Slavic languages
→
|
includeLanguage |
|
West Slavic languages
→
|
includesLanguage |
|
West Prussia
("Kashubian")
→
|
language |
|
Sorbian languages
→
|
relatedTo |
|
West Slavs
→
|
usesLanguage |