Kashubian alphabet (original) (raw)

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Latin-script alphabet consisting of 34 letters

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.

Upper case Lower case Name of letters [1] Archived 2015-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Pronunciation
A a a [a]
Ą ą ą [õ] [ũ] in southern dialects[2]
à ã ã [ã] [ɛ̃] (Puck County, Wejherowo County)
B b bé [b]
C c cé [t͡s]
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] [l] in some northern dialects[2]
M m ém [m]
N n én [n]
Ń ń éń [ɲ] [jn][2] [n]
O o o [ɔ]
Ò ò ò [wɛ] [wɔ] in loanwords (among some speakers)[2]
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] [y] in loanwords (among some speakers)
Z z zet [z]
Ż ż żet [ʒ]

Consonants combination

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Upper case Lower case Pronunciation
Ch ch [x]
Cz cz [t͡ʃ]
Dz dz [d͡z]
Dż dż [d͡ʒ]
Rz rz [ʐ] [r̝][2]
Sz sz [ʃ]
  1. ^ "Kaszëbskô klawiatura | Ùmierô jãzëk – ùmierô kùltura". Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e Treder, Jerzy (2005-09-28). "Fonetyka i fonologia" (in Polish). Rastko Kaszuby. Retrieved 2024-07-14.