Kaszëbsczi

Kashubian

Slavic (West, Lechitic)

FamilySlavic (West, Lechitic) Speakers~108K ScriptLatin (with ã é ë ł ò ó ô ù ż) CountriesPoland (Pomerania) Official inPoland (regional) Vitalitydefinitely endangered ISO 639-3csb

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

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87 core words in Kashubian

Water

wòda

ˈwɛda

Fire

òdżin

ˈwɛdʒin

Sun

słuńce

ˈswuɲtsɛ

Moon

ksãżëc

ˈksãʒəts

Star

gwiôzda

ˈɡvjɔzda

Night

noc

nots

Rain

deszcz

dɛʃtʃ

Snow

sniég

sɲik

Wind

wiater

ˈvjatɛr

Earth

zemia

ˈzɛmja

Stone

kam

kam

Mountain

góra

ˈɡwora

Sea

mòrze

ˈmwɛʒɛ

Mother

mëma

ˈmɜma

Father

tatk

tatk

Daughter

córa

ˈtsora

I

jô

jɔ

You

të

tɜ

We

më

mə

Name

miono

ˈmjɔnɔ

Person

człowiek

ˈtʃwɔvjɛk

Head

głowa

ˈɡwɔva

Eye

òkò

ˈwɛkwɛ

Ear

ùchò

ˈwuxwɛ

Nose

nos

nos

Mouth

gãba

ˈɡãba

Tooth

zãb

zɔ̃b

Tongue

jãzëk

ˈjãzək

Hand

rãka

ˈrãka

Foot

noga

ˈnɔɡa

Heart

serce

ˈsɛrtsɛ

Bone

gnôt

ɡnɞt

Blood

krew

krɛv

Love

lubota

luˈbɔta

Tree

drzewò

ˈdr̝ɛwɛ

Dog

pies

pjɛs

Cat

kòt

kʷɔt

Fish

rëba

ˈrəba

Bird

ptôch

ptɔx

Butterfly

mòtil

ˈmwɛtil

Egg

jajo

ˈjajɔ

Bear

miedwiédz

mʲɛdvjets

Horse

kóń

kwoɲ

House

chëcz

xətʃ

Milk

mlékò

ˈmlɛkɔ

Honey

miód

mjud

Salt

sòl

swɛl

Wine

wino

ˈvinɔ

Chocolate

szokòlôda

ʃɔkwɛˈlɞda

Iron

żelazło

ʒɛˈlazwɔ

Wheel

kòło

ˈkwɛwɔ

Silk

jedwôb

ˈjɛdvɞp

Book

knéga

ˈkneɡa

Eat

jesc

jɛsts

Drink

pic

pits

Sleep

spac

spats

One

jeden

ˈjɛdɛn

Two

dwa

dva

Three

trzë

tʃə

Four

sztërë

ʃtərə

Five

piãc

pjã̯ts

Hundred

sto

stɔ

Hello

witôj

ˈvitwɔj

Thank you

dzãki

ˈdzɔ̃ki

Good

dobri

ˈdɔbri

New

nowi

ˈnɔvi

Red

czerwiony

tʃɛrˈvjɔni

White

biôłi

ˈbjɔwi

Black

czôrny

ˈtʃɔrni

Green

zelony

zɛˈlɔnɨ

Blue

mòdri

ˈmwɛdri

Cuckoo

kùkówka

kuˈkovka

Computer

kómpùter

ˈkompwutɛr

Wi-Fi

WiFi

Tea

arbata

arˈbata

Coffee

kawa

ˈkava

Sugar

cëczer

ˈtsətʃɛr

Orange

pòmarańcza

pwɛmaˈraɲtʃa

At sign

smôrzcz

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Slavic (West, Lechitic)

Meaning KashubianSilesianPolishUpper SorbianLower SorbianCzechSlovak
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/
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