The earlier version of Kashubian alphabet, which dates back to 1850
Kashubian keyboard layout [1]

The Kashubian or Cassubian alphabet (kaszëbsczi alfabét, kaszëbsczé abecadło) is the script of the Kashubian language, based on the Latin alphabet. The Kashubian alphabet consists of 34 letters:

A, Ą, Ã, B, C, D, E, É, Ë, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, Ł, M, N, Ń, O, Ò, Ó, Ô, P, R, S, T, U, Ù, W, Y, Z, Ż

The Kashubian language also uses some digraphs: ch, cz, dz, dż, rz and sz. The digraphs cz, dż, sz, ż are pronounced in a different manner from their Polish counterparts – they are palato-alveolar, not retroflex – but rz is pronounced the same as in Polish.

Pronunciation

Upper caseLower caseName of letters Pronunciation
A a a [a]
Ą ą ą [õ], [ũ]
à ã ã
B b bé [b]
C c cé [ts]
D d dé [d]
E e e [ɛ]
É é é
  • [e], [ɨ] at the end of a word
  • [ɨj] in some dialects
  • [i]/[ɨ] from Puck to Kartuzy
Ë ë szwa [ə]
F f éf [f]
G g gé [ɡ]
H h ha [x]
I I i [i]
J j jot [j]
K k ka [k]
L l él [l]
Ł ł éł [w]
M m ém [m]
N n én [n]
Ń ń éń
  • [ɲ]
  • [n]
O o o [ɔ]
Ò ò ò [wɛ]
Ó ó ó
  • [o]
  • [u] (southern dialects)
Ô ô ô
  • [ɞ]
  • [ɛ] (western dialects)
  • [ɔ] (Wejherowo County)
  • [o]/[u] (southern dialects)
P p pé [p]
R r ér [r]
S s és [s]
T t té [t]
U u u [u]
Ù ù ù [wʉ]
W w wé [v]
Y y igrek [i]
Z z zet [z]
Ż ż żet [ʒ]

Consonants combination

Upper caseLower casePronunciation
Ch ch [x]
Cz cz [tʃ]
Dz dz [dz]
Dż dż [dʒ]
Rz rz [ʐ]
Sz sz [ʃ]

Literature

  • Eugeniusz Gòłąbk: Wkôzë kaszëbsczégò pisënkù. Oficyna Czec, Gduńsk 1997, p. 25 ISBN 83-87408-02-6.

See also

References

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