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
31 core words in Kashubian
Water
woda
/ˈvɔda/
Fire
òdżin
/ˈwɛdʒin/
Sun
słuńce
/ˈswuɲtsɛ/
Moon
ksãżëc
/ˈksɔ̃ʐɨts/
Star
gwiôzda
/ˈɡvjɔzda/
Mother
mëma
/ˈmɜma/
Father
tatk
/tatk/
I
jô
/jɔ/
You
të
/tɜ/
Name
miono
/ˈmjɔnɔ/
Eye
òkò
/ˈwɛkwɛ/
Hand
rãka
/ˈrãka/
Heart
serce
/ˈsɛrtsɛ/
Love
lubota
/luˈbɔta/
Tree
drzewo
/ˈdʐɛvɔ/
House
chëcz
/xɨtʃ/
Dog
pies
/pjɛs/
Cat
kòt
/kʷɔt/
Eat
jesc
/jɛsts/
Drink
pic
/pits/
One
jeden
/ˈjɛdɛn/
Two
dwa
/dva/
Hello
witôj
/ˈvitwɔj/
Thank you
dzãki
/ˈdzɔ̃ki/
Good
dobri
/ˈdɔbri/
Cuckoo
kùkówka
/kuˈkovka/
Computer
kómpùter
/ˈkompwutɛr/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Slavic (West, Lechitic) languages
| Meaning | Kashubian | Silesian | Polish | Upper Sorbian | Lower Sorbian | Macedonian | Czech |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | woda /ˈvɔda/ | вода /ˈvɔda/ | voda /ˈvoda/ |
| Fire | òdżin /ˈwɛdʒin/ | ôgyń /ˈɔɡɨɲ/ | ogień /ˈɔɡɛɲ/ | woheń /ˈvɔhɛɲ/ | wogeń /ˈvɔɡɛɲ/ | оган /ˈɔɡan/ | oheň /ˈoɦɛɲ/ |
| Sun | słuńce /ˈswuɲtsɛ/ | słōńce /ˈswoɲtsɛ/ | słońce /ˈswɔɲtsɛ/ | słónco /ˈswʊntsɔ/ | słyńco /ˈswɨntsɔ/ | сонце /ˈsɔntsɛ/ | slunce /ˈsluntsɛ/ |
| Moon | ksãżëc /ˈksɔ̃ʐɨts/ | miesiōnczek /mʲɛˈɕɔ̃tʂɛk/ | księżyc /ˈkɕɛ̃ʐɨts/ | měsac /ˈmʲɛsats/ | mjasec /ˈmʲasɛts/ | месечина /mɛˈsɛtʃina/ | měsíc /ˈmɲɛsiːts/ |
| Star | gwiôzda /ˈɡvjɔzda/ | gwiŏzda /ˈɡvjɔzda/ | gwiazda /ˈɡvjazda/ | hwězda /ˈɦwʲɛzda/ | gwězda /ɡvʲɛzda/ | ѕвезда /ˈdzvɛzda/ | hvězda /ˈɦvjɛzda/ |
| Mother | mëma /ˈmɜma/ | matka /ˈmatka/ | matka /ˈmatka/ | mać /matɕ/ | maś /maɕ/ | мајка /ˈmajka/ | matka /ˈmatka/ |
| Father | tatk /tatk/ | fater /ˈfatɛr/ | ojciec /ˈɔjtɕɛts/ | nan /nan/ | nan /nan/ | татко /ˈtatkɔ/ | otec /ˈotɛts/ |
| I | jô /jɔ/ | jŏ /jɔ/ | ja /ja/ | ja /ja/ | ja /ja/ | јас /jas/ | já /jaː/ |
| You | të /tɜ/ | ty /tɨ/ | ty /tɨ/ | ty /tɨ/ | ty /tɨ/ | ти /ti/ | ty /tɪ/ |
| Name | miono /ˈmjɔnɔ/ | miano /ˈmʲano/ | imię /ˈimʲɛ/ | mjeno /ˈmjɛnɔ/ | mě /mʲɛ/ | име /ˈime/ | jméno /ˈjmɛːno/ |
| Eye | òkò /ˈwɛkwɛ/ | ôko /ˈwɔkɔ/ | oko /ˈɔkɔ/ | woko /ˈwɔkɔ/ | woko /ˈwɔkɔ/ | око /ˈɔkɔ/ | oko /ˈoko/ |
| Hand | rãka /ˈrãka/ | rynka /ˈrɨŋka/ | ręka /ˈrɛŋka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ | рака /ˈraka/ | ruka /ˈruka/ |
| Heart | serce /ˈsɛrtsɛ/ | serce /ˈsɛrtsɛ/ | serce /ˈsɛrtsɛ/ | wutroba /ˈvutrɔba/ | wutšoba /ˈvutʃɔba/ | срце /ˈsərtsɛ/ | srdce /ˈsr̩tsɛ/ |
| Love | lubota /luˈbɔta/ | miyłość /ˈmʲɨwɔɕtɕ/ | miłość /ˈmiwɔɕtɕ/ | lubosć /ˈlubɔstɕ/ | lubosć /ˈlubɔɕtɕ/ | љубов /ˈʎubɔv/ | láska /ˈlaːska/ |
| Tree | drzewo /ˈdʐɛvɔ/ | strōm /strɔm/ | drzewo /ˈdʐɛvɔ/ | štom /ʃtɔm/ | bom /bɔm/ | дрво /ˈdərvɔ/ | strom /strom/ |
| House | chëcz /xɨtʃ/ | chałpa /ˈxawpa/ | dom /dɔm/ | dom /dom/ | dom /dɔm/ | куќа /ˈkutɕa/ | dům /duːm/ |
| Dog | pies /pjɛs/ | pies /pjɛs/ | pies /pjɛs/ | pos /pɔs/ | pjas /pʲas/ | куче /ˈkutʃɛ/ | pes /pɛs/ |
| Cat | kòt /kʷɔt/ | kot /kɔt/ | kot /kɔt/ | kóčka /ˈkʊtʃka/ | kócka /ˈkɛtska/ | мачка /ˈmatʃka/ | kočka /ˈkotʃka/ |
| Eat | jesc /jɛsts/ | jeść /jɛɕtɕ/ | jeść /jɛɕtɕ/ | jěsć /jɛstɕ/ | jěsć /jɛɕtɕ/ | јаде /ˈjadɛ/ | jíst /jiːst/ |
| Drink | pic /pits/ | pić /pitɕ/ | pić /pitɕ/ | pić /pitɕ/ | piś /piɕ/ | пие /ˈpiɛ/ | pít /piːt/ |
| One | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | jedyn /ˈjɛdɨn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ | jedyn /ˈjɛdɨn/ | jaden /ˈjadɛn/ | еден /ˈɛdɛn/ | jeden /ˈjɛdɛn/ |
| Two | dwa /dva/ | dwa /dva/ | dwa /dva/ | dwaj /dwaj/ | dwa /dva/ | два /dva/ | dva /dva/ |
| Hello | witôj /ˈvitwɔj/ | serwus /ˈsɛrvus/ | cześć /tʂɛɕtɕ/ | witaj /ˈvitaj/ | witaj /ˈvitaj/ | здраво /ˈzdravɔ/ | ahoj /ˈaɦoj/ |
| Thank you | dzãki /ˈdzɔ̃ki/ | dziynkuja /ˈdʑɨŋkuja/ | dziękuję /dʑɛŋˈkujɛ/ | dźakuju so /ˈdʑakuju sɔ/ | źěkujom se /ˈdʑɛkujɔm sɛ/ | благодарам /blaˈɡɔdaram/ | děkuji /ˈɟɛkuji/ |
| Good | dobri /ˈdɔbri/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | dobry /ˈdɔbrɨ/ | добар /ˈdɔbar/ | dobrý /ˈdobriː/ |
| Cuckoo | kùkówka /kuˈkovka/ | kukawka /kuˈkafka/ | kukułka /kuˈkuwka/ | kokula /ˈkɔkula/ | kukawa /ˈkukawa/ | кукавица /kuˈkavitsa/ | kukačka /ˈkukatʃka/ |
| Computer | kómpùter /ˈkompwutɛr/ | kůmputer /kumˈputɛr/ | komputer /kɔmˈpu.tɛr/ | kompjuter /ˈkɔmpjutɛr/ | computer /ˈkɔmpjutɛr/ | компјутер /kɔmˈpjutɛr/ | počítač /ˈpotʃiːtatʃ/ |
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