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
20 core words in Kashubian
Water
woda
/ˈvɔda/
Fire
ogniô
/ˈɔɡɲɔ/
Sun
słuńce
/ˈswuɲt͡sɛ/
Moon
ksãżëc
/ˈksɔ̃ʐɨt͡s/
Mother
mëma
/ˈmɨma/
Father
tatk
/tatk/
Eat
jesc
/jɛst͡s/
Drink
pic
/pit͡s/
Love
lubota
/luˈbɔta/
Heart
serce
/ˈsɛrt͡sɛ/
Tree
drzewo
/ˈd͡ʐɛvɔ/
House
chëcz
/xɨt͡ʃ/
Dog
pies
/pjɛs/
Cat
kòt
/kʷɔt/
Hand
rãka
/ˈrɔ̃ka/
Eye
òkò
/wɔkwɔ/
Hello
witôj
/ˈvitwɔj/
Thank you
dzãki
/ˈd͡zɔ̃ki/
One
jeden
/ˈjɛdɛn/
Good
dobri
/ˈdɔbri/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Slavic (West, Lechitic) languages
| Meaning | Kashubian | Polish | Silesian | Upper Sorbian | Lower Sorbian | Macedonian | Czech |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | вода /ˈvɔda/ | voda /ˈvoda/ |
| Fire | ogniô /ˈɔɡɲɔ/ | ogień /ˈɔɡɛɲ/ | ôgyń /ˈɔɡɨɲ/ | woheń /ˈvɔhɛɲ/ | wogeń /ˈvɔɡɛɲ/ | оган /ˈɔɡan/ | oheň /ˈoɦɛɲ/ |
| Sun | słuńce /ˈswuɲt͡sɛ/ | słońce /ˈswɔɲt͡sɛ/ | słōńce /ˈswɔɲt͡sɛ/ | słónco /ˈswʊnt͡sɔ/ | słyńco /ˈswɨnt͡sɔ/ | сонце /ˈsɔnt͡sɛ/ | slunce /ˈslunt͡sɛ/ |
| Moon | ksãżëc /ˈksɔ̃ʐɨt͡s/ | księżyc /ˈkɕɛ̃ʐɨt͡s/ | miesiōnczek /mʲɛˈɕɔ̃t͡ʂɛk/ | měsac /ˈmʲɛsat͡s/ | mjasec /ˈmʲasɛt͡s/ | месечина /mɛˈsɛt͡ʃina/ | měsíc /ˈmɲɛsiːt͡s/ |
| Mother | mëma /ˈmɨma/ | matka /ˈmatka/ | mamulka /maˈmulka/ | mać /mat͡ɕ/ | maś /maɕ/ | мајка /ˈmajka/ | matka /ˈmatka/ |
| Father | tatk /tatk/ | ojciec /ˈɔjt͡ɕɛt͡s/ | fater /ˈfatɛr/ | nan /nan/ | nan /nan/ | татко /ˈtatkɔ/ | otec /ˈotɛt͡s/ |
| Eat | jesc /jɛst͡s/ | jeść /jɛɕt͡ɕ/ | jeść /jɛɕt͡ɕ/ | jěsć /jɛst͡ɕ/ | jěsć /jɛɕt͡ɕ/ | јаде /ˈjadɛ/ | jíst /jiːst/ |
| Drink | pic /pit͡s/ | pić /pit͡ɕ/ | pić /pit͡ɕ/ | pić /pit͡ɕ/ | piś /piɕ/ | пие /ˈpiɛ/ | pít /piːt/ |
| Love | lubota /luˈbɔta/ | miłość /ˈmiwɔɕt͡ɕ/ | miyłość /ˈmʲɨwɔɕt͡ɕ/ | lubosć /ˈlubɔst͡ɕ/ | lubosć /ˈlubɔɕt͡ɕ/ | љубов /ˈʎubɔv/ | láska /ˈlaːska/ |
| Heart | serce /ˈsɛrt͡sɛ/ | serce /ˈsɛrt͡sɛ/ | serce /ˈsɛrt͡sɛ/ | wutroba /ˈvutrɔba/ | wutšoba /ˈvut͡ʃɔba/ | срце /ˈsərt͡sɛ/ | srdce /ˈsr̩t͡sɛ/ |
| Tree | drzewo /ˈd͡ʐɛvɔ/ | drzewo /ˈd͡ʐɛvɔ/ | strōm /strɔm/ | štom /ʃtɔm/ | bom /bɔm/ | дрво /ˈdərvɔ/ | strom /strom/ |
| House | chëcz /xɨt͡ʃ/ | dom /dɔm/ | chałpa /ˈxawpa/ | dom /dom/ | dom /dɔm/ | куќа /ˈkut͡ɕa/ | dům /duːm/ |
| Dog | pies /pjɛs/ | pies /pjɛs/ | pies /pjɛs/ | pos /pɔs/ | pjas /pʲas/ | куче /ˈkut͡ʃɛ/ | pes /pɛs/ |
| Cat | kòt /kʷɔt/ | kot /kɔt/ | kot /kɔt/ | kóčka /ˈkʊt͡ʃka/ | kócka /ˈkɛt͡ska/ | мачка /ˈmat͡ʃka/ | kočka /ˈkot͡ʃka/ |
| Hand | rãka /ˈrɔ̃ka/ | ręka /ˈrɛŋka/ | ryncka /ˈrɨnt͡ska/ | ruka /ˈruka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ | рака /ˈraka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ |
| Eye | òkò /wɔkwɔ/ | oko /ˈɔkɔ/ | ôko /ˈɔkɔ/ | woko /ˈvɔkɔ/ | woko /ˈvɔkɔ/ | око /ˈɔkɔ/ | oko /ˈoko/ |
| Hello | witôj /ˈvitwɔj/ | cześć /t͡ʂɛɕt͡ɕ/ | serwus /ˈsɛrvus/ | witaj /ˈvitaj/ | witaj /ˈvitaj/ | здраво /ˈzdravɔ/ | ahoj /ˈaɦoj/ |
| Thank you | dzãki /ˈd͡zɔ̃ki/ | dziękuję /d͡ʑɛŋˈkujɛ/ | dziynkuja /ˈd͡ʑɨŋkuja/ | dźakuju so /ˈd͡ʑakuju sɔ/ | źěkujom se /ˈd͡ʑɛkujɔm sɛ/ | благодарам /blaˈɡɔdaram/ | děkuji /ˈɟɛkuji/ |
| One | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | jedyn /ˈjɛdɨn/ | jedyn /ˈjɛdɨn/ | jaden /ˈjadɛn/ | еден /ˈɛdɛn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ |
| Good | dobri /ˈdɔbri/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | добар /ˈdɔbar/ | dobrý /ˈdobriː/ |
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