Kashubian Language: West Slavic language spoken in Poland
Kashubian or Cassubian is a Lechitic language, a kind of Slavic language.
It is spoken in the Polish region of Pomerania.
| Kashubian | |
|---|---|
| Cassubian | |
| Kaszëbsczi jãzëk | |
| Native to |  Poland |
| Region | Pomerania |
| Ethnicity | Kashubs |
Native speakers | 100,800 |
Early form | Pomeranian |
| 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 |
| ELP | Kashubian |
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.
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