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The Kashubians (Kashubian: Kaszëbi; Polish: Kaszubi; German: Kaschuben), also known as Cassubians or Kashubs, are a Lechitic (West Slavic) ethnic group native to the historical region of Pomerania, including its eastern part called Pomerelia, in north-central Poland.
Kashubian or Cassubian ( endonym: kaszëbsczi jãzëk, Polish: język kaszubski) is a West Slavic language [3] belonging to the Lechitic subgroup along with Polish and Silesian. [4] [5] Although often classified as a language in its own right, [6] it is sometimes viewed as a dialect of Polish. [7]
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Location and geography. Kashubia by Bernard Sychta as the Kashubian dialects area. Located west of Gdańsk (inclusive of all but the easternmost district) and the mouth of the Vistula river, it is inhabited by members of the Kashubian ethnic group. The region is home to the Kashubian Lake District.
Kashubian (kaszëbsczi jãzëk) Kashubian is a member of the West Slavic group of Slavic languages with about 200,000 speakers and used as an everyday language by about 53,000 people. Most Kashubian speakers live in north central Poland in the region of Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea between the Vistula and Oder rivers.
Jun 15, 2021 · Kashubia is the home of the Kashub people, which Shulist explains as a “little nation” located along the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Kashubians settled in the Bay-Wilno area in 1858. Shulist explains that while the language is nearly extinct in Europe, it is still spoken by fifth and fourth-generation Canadians today.
Mar 13, 2020 · 13 March 2020. Kashubia, where is it? It is believed that during the early medieval period Slavonic tribes settled on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea and named the territory Kashubia, part of a larger region, Pomerania. Over the centuries Pomerania was predominantly under German or Polish rule.
The Kashubian people have their own distinct language, known as Kashubian. Contrary to what many people believe, it is not a dialect of Polish, but rather its own unique language. As a West Slavic language, Kashubian is closely related to Polish and other Slavic tongues.
