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 case Lower case Name of letters Pronunciation A a a Ą ą ą in southern dialects à ã ã (Puck County, Wejherowo County) B b bé C c cé D d dé E e e É é é , at the end of a word in some dialects from Puck to Kartuzy Ë ë szwa F f éf G g gé H h ha I I i J j jot K k ka L l él Ł ł éł
in some northern dialects M m ém N n én Ń ń éń
O o o Ò ò ò in loanwords (among some speakers) Ó ó ó (southern dialects) Ô ô ô (western dialects) (Wejherowo County) (southern dialects) P p pé R r ér S s és T t té U u u Ù ù ù W w wé Y y igrek
in loanwords (among some speakers) Z z zet Ż ż żet
Consonants combination Upper case Lower case Pronunciation Ch ch Cz cz Dz dz Dż dż Rz rz Sz sz
Literature Eugeniusz Gòłąbk: Wkôzë kaszëbsczégò pisënkù. Oficyna Czec, Gduńsk 1997, p. 25 .
See also Ł-l merger Polish language
References
External links Omniglot Kaszëbskô Mowa: Freeing the Kashubian Language