Kashubian language
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| Kashubian | |
|---|---|
| Kaszëbsczi jãzëk | |
| Native to |  Poland |
| Region | Pomerania |
| Native speakers | 50,000 (date missing) |
| Language family |
Indo-European
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| Official status | |
| Official language in | In official use, as a regional language, in some communes of Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Regulated by | Kashubian Language Council |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | csb |
| ISO 639-3 | csb |
Kashubian or Cassubian (Kashubian: kaszëbsczi jãzëk, pòmòrsczi jãzëk, kaszëbskò-słowińskô mòwa; Polish: język kaszubski, język pomorsce, język kascebsco-slovinska) is a Lechitic language, a kind of Slavic language.[1][2] It is spoken in the Polish region of Pomerania.
Today the language is taught in some state schools. Since 2005 it has been protected in Poland as a regional language. It is the only language in Poland with this status. The status was given by an act of Polish Parliament on January 6, 2005.
References [change]
- ↑ Stephen Barbour, Cathie Carmichael, Language and Nationalism in Europe, Oxford University Press, 2000, p.199, ISBN 0198236719
- ↑ About Languages - University of Leipzig
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