Kaszëbsczi
Kashubian
Slavic (West, Lechitic)
Kashubian is a West Slavic language closely related to Polish, spoken in Pomerania around Gdańsk. It uniquely preserves the West Slavic nasal ã and the labialized ò, ù among Slavic languages, and has been recognized as a separate language (rather than a Polish dialect) since 2005 under Polish law. Its literary tradition begins with Florian Ceynowa in the 19th century.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Kashubian
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| Meaning | Kashubian | Silesian | Polish | Upper Sorbian | Lower Sorbian | Czech | Slovak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | wòda /ˈwɛda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈwɔda/ | wóda /ˈwɨda/ | voda /ˈvoda/ | voda /ˈvoda/ |
| Fire | òdżin /ˈwɛdʒin/ | ôgyń /ˈɔɡɨɲ/ | ogień /ˈɔɡɛɲ/ | woheń /ˈwɔɦɛjn/ | wogeń /ˈɔɡʲɛɲ/ | oheň /ˈoɦɛɲ/ | oheň /ˈoɦeɲ/ |
| Sun | słuńce /ˈswuɲtsɛ/ | słōńce /ˈswoɲtsɛ/ | słońce /ˈswɔɲtsɛ/ | słónco /ˈswʊntsɔ/ | słyńco /ˈswɨɲtsɔ/ | slunce /ˈsluntsɛ/ | slnko /ˈsl̩nko/ |
| Moon | ksãżëc /ˈksãʒəts/ | miesiōnczek /mʲɛˈɕɔ̃tʂɛk/ | księżyc /ˈkɕɛ̃ʐɨts/ | měsačk /ˈmɪsatʃk/ | mjasec /ˈmʲasɛts/ | měsíc /ˈmɲɛsiːts/ | mesiac /ˈmɛsɪats/ |
| Star | gwiôzda /ˈɡvjɔzda/ | gwiŏzda /ˈɡvjɔzda/ | gwiazda /ˈɡvjazda/ | hwězda /ˈɦwɪzda/ | gwězda /ˈɡvʲɪzda/ | hvězda /ˈɦvjɛzda/ | hviezda /ˈɦvjezda/ |
| Night | noc /nots/ | noc /nɔts/ | noc /nɔts/ | nóc /nʊts/ | noc /nɔts/ | noc /nots/ | noc /nots/ |
| Rain | deszcz /dɛʃtʃ/ | dyszcz /dɪʂtʂ/ | deszcz /dɛʂtʂ/ | dešć /dɛʃtʃ/ | dešć /dɛɕtɕ/ | déšť /dɛːʃc/ | dážď /daːʒc/ |
| Snow | sniég /sɲik/ | śniyg /ɕɲɪk/ | śnieg /ɕɲɛk/ | sněh /snɪ/ | sněg /sɲɪk/ | sníh /sɲiːx/ | sneh /sɲɛx/ |
| Wind | wiater /ˈvjatɛr/ | wiater /ˈvjatɛr/ | wiatr /vjatr/ | wětr /wɪtr/ | wětš /vʲɪtʃ/ | vítr /ˈviːtr̩/ | vietor /ˈvjetor/ |
| Earth | zemia /ˈzɛmja/ | ziymia /ˈʑɘmʲa/ | ziemia /ˈʑɛmʲa/ | zemja /ˈzɛmja/ | zemja /ˈzɛmʲa/ | země /ˈzɛmɲɛ/ | zem /zɛm/ |
| Stone | kam /kam/ | kamiyń /ˈkamɨɲ/ | kamień /ˈkamjɛɲ/ | kamjeń /ˈkamjɛjn/ | kamjeń /ˈkamʲɛɲ/ | kámen /ˈkaːmɛn/ | kameň /ˈkamɛɲ/ |
| Mountain | góra /ˈɡwora/ | gōra /ˈɡora/ | góra /ˈɡura/ | hora /ˈɦɔra/ | góra /ˈɡɛra/ | hora /ˈɦora/ | hora /ˈɦɔra/ |
| Sea | mòrze /ˈmwɛʒɛ/ | morze /ˈmɔʒɛ/ | morze /ˈmɔʐɛ/ | morjo /ˈmɔrjɔ/ | mórjo /ˈmɨrʲɔ/ | moře /ˈmor̝ɛ/ | more /ˈmɔre/ |
| Mother | mëma /ˈmɜma/ | matka /ˈmatka/ | matka /ˈmatka/ | mać /matʃ/ | maś /maɕ/ | matka /ˈmatka/ | matka /ˈmatka/ |
| Father | tatk /tatk/ | fater /ˈfatɛr/ | ojciec /ˈɔjtɕɛts/ | nan /nan/ | nan /nan/ | otec /ˈotɛts/ | otec /ˈotɛts/ |
| Daughter | córa /ˈtsora/ | cera /ˈtsɛra/ | córka /ˈtsurka/ | dźowka /ˈdʒɔwka/ | źowka /ˈʑɔwka/ | dcera /ˈtsɛra/ | dcéra /ˈtseːra/ |
| I | jô /jɔ/ | jŏ /jɔ/ | ja /ja/ | ja /ja/ | ja /ja/ | já /jaː/ | ja /ja/ |
| You | të /tɜ/ | ty /tɨ/ | ty /tɨ/ | ty /tɨ/ | ty /tɨ/ | ty /tɪ/ | ty /ti/ |
| We | më /mə/ | my /mɨ/ | my /mɨ/ | my /mɨ/ | my /mɨ/ | my /mɪ/ | my /mi/ |
| Name | miono /ˈmjɔnɔ/ | miano /ˈmʲano/ | imię /ˈimʲɛ/ | mjeno /ˈmjɛnɔ/ | mě /mʲɪ/ | jméno /ˈjmɛːno/ | meno /ˈmeno/ |
| Person | człowiek /ˈtʃwɔvjɛk/ | czowiek /ˈtʂɔvjɛk/ | człowiek /ˈtʂwɔvjɛk/ | čłowjek /ˈtʃwɔɥɛk/ | cłowjek /ˈtswɔvʲɛk/ | člověk /ˈtʃlovjɛk/ | človek /ˈtʃlovek/ |
| Head | głowa /ˈɡwɔva/ | gowa /ˈɡɔva/ | głowa /ˈɡwɔva/ | hłowa /ˈɦwɔwa/ | głowa /ˈɡwɔwa/ | hlava /ˈɦlava/ | hlava /ˈɦlava/ |
| Eye | òkò /ˈwɛkwɛ/ | ôko /ˈwɔkɔ/ | oko /ˈɔkɔ/ | woko /ˈwɔkɔ/ | woko /ˈɔkɔ/ | oko /ˈoko/ | oko /ˈoko/ |
| Ear | ùchò /ˈwuxwɛ/ | ucho /ˈuxɔ/ | ucho /ˈuxɔ/ | wucho /ˈwuxɔ/ | wucho /ˈuxɔ/ | ucho /ˈuxo/ | ucho /ˈuxo/ |
| Nose | nos /nos/ | nos /nɔs/ | nos /nɔs/ | nós /nʊs/ | nos /nɔs/ | nos /nos/ | nos /nos/ |
| Mouth | gãba /ˈɡãba/ | gymba /ˈɡɨmba/ | usta /ˈusta/ | huba /ˈɦuba/ | guba /ˈɡuba/ | ústa /ˈuːsta/ | ústa /ˈuːsta/ |
| Tooth | zãb /zɔ̃b/ | zōmb /zomp/ | ząb /zɔmp/ | zub /zup/ | zub /zup/ | zub /zup/ | zub /zup/ |
| Tongue | jãzëk /ˈjãzək/ | jynzyk /ˈjɨnzɨk/ | język /ˈjɛ̃zɨk/ | jazyk /ˈjazɨk/ | jězyk /ˈjɪzɨk/ | jazyk /ˈjazɪk/ | jazyk /ˈjazik/ |
| Hand | rãka /ˈrãka/ | rynka /ˈrɨŋka/ | ręka /ˈrɛŋka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ |
| Foot | noga /ˈnɔɡa/ | stopa /ˈstɔpa/ | stopa /ˈstɔpa/ | noha /ˈnɔɦa/ | noga /ˈnɔɡa/ | noha /ˈnoɦa/ | noha /nɔɦa/ |
| Heart | serce /ˈsɛrtsɛ/ | serce /ˈsɛrtsɛ/ | serce /ˈsɛrtsɛ/ | wutroba /ˈwutrɔba/ | wutšoba /ˈutʃɔba/ | srdce /ˈsr̩tsɛ/ | srdce /ˈsr̩tsɛ/ |
| Bone | gnôt /ɡnɞt/ | kość /kɔɕtɕ/ | kość /kɔɕtɕ/ | kósć /kʊstʃ/ | kósć /kɛstɕ/ | kost /kost/ | kosť /kɔsc/ |
| Blood | krew /krɛv/ | krew /krɛf/ | krew /krɛf/ | krej /krɛj/ | kšej /kʃɛj/ | krev /krɛf/ | krv /kr̩v/ |
| Love | lubota /luˈbɔta/ | miyłość /ˈmʲɨwɔɕtɕ/ | miłość /ˈmiwɔɕtɕ/ | lubosć /ˈlubɔstʃ/ | lubosć /ˈlubɔstɕ/ | láska /ˈlaːska/ | láska /ˈlaːska/ |
| Tree | drzewò /ˈdr̝ɛwɛ/ | strōm /strɔm/ | drzewo /ˈdʐɛvɔ/ | štom /ʃtɔm/ | bom /bɔm/ | strom /strom/ | strom /strom/ |
| Dog | pies /pjɛs/ | pies /pjɛs/ | pies /pjɛs/ | pos /pɔs/ | pjas /pʲas/ | pes /pɛs/ | pes /pɛs/ |
| Cat | kòt /kʷɔt/ | kot /kɔt/ | kot /kɔt/ | kóčka /ˈkʊtʃka/ | kócka /ˈkɛtska/ | kočka /ˈkotʃka/ | mačka /ˈmatʃka/ |
| Fish | rëba /ˈrəba/ | ryba /ˈrɨba/ | ryba /ˈrɨba/ | ryba /ˈrɨba/ | ryba /ˈrɨba/ | ryba /ˈrɪba/ | ryba /ˈrɪba/ |
| Bird | ptôch /ptɔx/ | ptok /ptɔk/ | ptak /ptak/ | ptačk /ptatʃk/ | ptašk /ptaʃk/ | pták /ptaːk/ | vták /ftaːk/ |
| Butterfly | mòtil /ˈmwɛtil/ | szmaterlŏk /ʂmaˈtɛrlɔk/ | motyl /ˈmɔtɨl/ | mjetel /ˈmjɛtɛl/ | mjatel /ˈmʲatɛl/ | motýl /ˈmotiːl/ | motýľ /ˈmotiːʎ/ |
| Egg | jajo /ˈjajɔ/ | jajco /ˈjajtso/ | jajko /ˈjajkɔ/ | jejo /ˈjɛjɔ/ | jajo /ˈjajɔ/ | vejce /ˈvɛjtsɛ/ | vajce /ˈʋajtsɛ/ |
| Bear | miedwiédz /mʲɛdvjets/ | niedźwiydź /ɲɛdʑvɘtɕ/ | niedźwiedź /ˈɲɛdʑvʲɛtɕ/ | mjedwjedź /ˈmjɛdɥɛtʃ/ | mjadwjeź /ˈmʲadvʲɛɕ/ | medvěd /ˈmɛdvjɛt/ | medveď /ˈmɛdvɛc/ |
| Horse | kóń /kwoɲ/ | kōń /koɲ/ | koń /kɔɲ/ | kóń /kʊjn/ | kóń /kɛɲ/ | kůň /kuːɲ/ | kôň /kwoːɲ/ |
| House | chëcz /xətʃ/ | chałpa /ˈxawpa/ | dom /dɔm/ | dom /dɔm/ | dom /dɔm/ | dům /duːm/ | dom /dom/ |
| Milk | mlékò /ˈmlɛkɔ/ | mlyko /ˈmlɨkɔ/ | mleko /ˈmlɛkɔ/ | mloko /ˈmlɔkɔ/ | mloko /ˈmlɔkɔ/ | mléko /ˈmlɛːko/ | mlieko /ˈmlieko/ |
| Honey | miód /mjud/ | miōd /mjoːd/ | miód /mjut/ | měd /mɪt/ | mjod /mʲɔt/ | med /mɛt/ | med /mɛt/ |
| Salt | sòl /swɛl/ | sōl /sol/ | sól /sul/ | sól /sʊl/ | sol /sɔl/ | sůl /suːl/ | soľ /soʎ/ |
| Wine | wino /ˈvinɔ/ | wino /ˈvinɔ/ | wino /ˈvinɔ/ | wino /ˈwinɔ/ | wino /ˈvʲinɔ/ | víno /ˈviːno/ | víno /ˈviːno/ |
| Chocolate | szokòlôda /ʃɔkwɛˈlɞda/ | szekulada /ʂɛkuˈlada/ | czekolada /tʂɛkɔˈlada/ | šokolada /ˈʃɔkɔlada/ | šokolada /ˈʃɔkɔlada/ | čokoláda /ˈtʃokolaːda/ | čokoláda /ˈtʃokolaːda/ |
| Iron | żelazło /ʒɛˈlazwɔ/ | żelazo /ʒɛˈlazɔ/ | żelazo /ʒɛˈlazɔ/ | železo /ˈʒɛlɛzɔ/ | zelezo /ˈzɛlɛzɔ/ | železo /ˈʒɛlɛzo/ | železo /ˈʒɛlɛzo/ |
| Wheel | kòło /ˈkwɛwɔ/ | koło /ˈkɔwɔ/ | koło /ˈkɔwɔ/ | koleso /ˈkɔlɛsɔ/ | kólaso /ˈkɛlasɔ/ | kolo /ˈkolo/ | koleso /ˈkoleso/ |
| Silk | jedwôb /ˈjɛdvɞp/ | jedwŏb /ˈjɛdvɔp/ | jedwab /ˈjɛdvap/ | žida /ˈʒida/ | žyźe /ˈʒɨʑɛ/ | hedvábí /ˈɦɛdvaːbiː/ | hodváb /ˈɦɔdʋaːb/ |
| Book | knéga /ˈkneɡa/ | ksiōnżka /ˈkɕɔ̃ʂka/ | książka /ˈkɕɔ̃ʂka/ | kniha /ˈkniɦa/ | knigły /ˈknʲiɡwɨ/ | kniha /ˈkɲɪɦa/ | kniha /ˈkɲiɦa/ |
| Eat | jesc /jɛsts/ | jeś /jɛɕ/ | jeść /jɛɕtɕ/ | jěsć /jɪstʃ/ | jěsć /jɪstɕ/ | jíst /jiːst/ | jesť /jɛsc/ |
| Drink | pic /pits/ | pić /pitɕ/ | pić /pitɕ/ | pić /pitʃ/ | piś /pʲiɕ/ | pít /piːt/ | piť /pɪc/ |
| Sleep | spac /spats/ | spać /spatɕ/ | spać /spatɕ/ | spać /spatʃ/ | spaś /spaɕ/ | spát /spaːt/ | spať /spac/ |
| One | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | jedyn /ˈjɛdɨn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | jedyn /ˈjɛdɨn/ | jaden /ˈjadɛn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ |
| Two | dwa /dva/ | dwa /dva/ | dwa /dva/ | dwaj /dwaj/ | dwa /dwa/ | dva /dva/ | dva /dva/ |
| Three | trzë /tʃə/ | trzi /tʂi/ | trzy /tʂɨ/ | tři /tʃi/ | tśi /tɕi/ | tři /tr̝ɪ/ | tri /trɪ/ |
| Four | sztërë /ʃtərə/ | sztyry /ʂtɨrɨ/ | cztery /ˈtʂtɛrɨ/ | štyri /ˈʃtɨri/ | styri /ˈstɨrʲi/ | čtyři /ˈtʃtɪr̝ɪ/ | štyri /ˈʃtiri/ |
| Five | piãc /pjã̯ts/ | piyńć /pʲiɲtɕ/ | pięć /pʲɛɲtɕ/ | pjeć /pjɛtʃ/ | pěś /pʲɪɕ/ | pět /pjɛt/ | päť /pɛc/ |
| Hundred | sto /stɔ/ | sto /stɔ/ | sto /stɔ/ | sto /stɔ/ | sto /stɔ/ | sto /sto/ | sto /sto/ |
| Hello | witôj /ˈvitwɔj/ | serwus /ˈsɛrvus/ | cześć /tʂɛɕtɕ/ | witaj /ˈwitaj/ | witaj /ˈvʲitaj/ | ahoj /ˈaɦoj/ | ahoj /ˈaɦoj/ |
| Thank you | dzãki /ˈdzɔ̃ki/ | dziynkuja /ˈdʑɨŋkuja/ | dziękuję /dʑɛŋˈkujɛ/ | dźakuju so /ˈdʒakuju sɔ/ | źěkujom se /ˈʑɪkujɔm sɛ/ | děkuji /ˈɟɛkujɪ/ | ďakujem /ˈɟakujɛm/ |
| Good | dobri /ˈdɔbri/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobrý /ˈdobriː/ | dobrý /ˈdobriː/ |
| New | nowi /ˈnɔvi/ | nowy /ˈnɔvɨ/ | nowy /ˈnɔvɨ/ | nowy /ˈnɔwɨ/ | nowy /ˈnɔwɨ/ | nový /ˈnoviː/ | nový /ˈnoviː/ |
| Red | czerwiony /tʃɛrˈvjɔni/ | czerwōny /tʂɛrˈvoːnɨ/ | czerwony /tʂɛrˈvɔnɨ/ | čerwjeny /ˈtʃɛrɥɛnɨ/ | cerwjeny /ˈtsɛrvʲɛnɨ/ | červený /ˈtʃɛrvɛniː/ | červený /ˈtʃɛrvɛniː/ |
| White | biôłi /ˈbjɔwi/ | bioły /ˈbjɔwɨ/ | biały /ˈbʲawɨ/ | běły /ˈbɪwɨ/ | běły /ˈbʲɪwɨ/ | bílý /ˈbiːliː/ | biely /ˈbjeli/ |
| Black | czôrny /ˈtʃɔrni/ | czorny /ˈtʂɔrnɨ/ | czarny /ˈtʂarnɨ/ | čorny /ˈtʃɔrnɨ/ | carny /ˈtsarnɨ/ | černý /ˈtʃɛrniː/ | čierny /ˈtʃjerni/ |
| Green | zelony /zɛˈlɔnɨ/ | zielōny /ʑɛˈlonɨ/ | zielony /ʑɛˈlɔnɨ/ | zeleny /ˈzɛlɛnɨ/ | zeleny /ˈzɛlɛnɨ/ | zelený /ˈzɛlɛniː/ | zelený /ˈzɛleniː/ |
| Blue | mòdri /ˈmwɛdri/ | modry /ˈmɔdrɨ/ | niebieski /ɲɛˈbʲɛskʲi/ | módry /ˈmʊdrɨ/ | módry /ˈmɛdrɨ/ | modrý /ˈmodriː/ | modrý /ˈmɔdriː/ |
| Cuckoo | kùkówka /kuˈkovka/ | kukawka /kuˈkafka/ | kukułka /kuˈkuwka/ | kokula /ˈkɔkula/ | kukawa /ˈkukawa/ | kukačka /ˈkukatʃka/ | kukučka /ˈkukutʃka/ |
| Computer | kómpùter /ˈkompwutɛr/ | kůmputer /kumˈputɛr/ | komputer /kɔmˈputɛr/ | kompjuter /ˈkɔmpjutɛr/ | kompjuter /ˈkɔmpʲutɛr/ | počítač /ˈpotʃiːtatʃ/ | počítač /ˈpotʃiːtatʃ/ |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi | — | Wi-Fi /ˈvifi/ | — | — | Wi-Fi /ˈvɪfɪ/ | — |
| Tea | arbata /arˈbata/ | tyj /tɨj/ | herbata /xɛrˈbata/ | čaj /tʃaj/ | tej /tɛj/ | čaj /tʃaj/ | čaj /tʃaj/ |
| Coffee | kawa /ˈkava/ | kafyj /ˈkafɨj/ | kawa /ˈkava/ | kofej /ˈkɔfɛj/ | kafej /ˈkafɛj/ | káva /ˈkaːva/ | káva /ˈkaːva/ |
| Sugar | cëczer /ˈtsətʃɛr/ | cuker /ˈtsukɛr/ | cukier /ˈtsukʲɛr/ | cokor /ˈtsɔkɔr/ | cukor /ˈtsukɔr/ | cukr /tsukr̩/ | cukor /ˈtsukor/ |
| Orange | pòmarańcza /pwɛmaˈraɲtʃa/ | pōmerańcza /pɔmɛˈraɲtʂa/ | pomarańcza /pɔmaˈraɲtʂa/ | pomeranča /ˈpɔmɛrantʃa/ | apelsina /ˈapɛlsina/ | pomeranč /ˈpomɛrantʃ/ | pomaranč /ˈpomarantʃ/ |
| At sign | smôrzcz | afa /ˈafa/ | małpa /ˈmawpa/ | — | — | zavináč /ˈzavɪnaːtʃ/ | zavináč /ˈzavɪnaːtʃ/ |
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