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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 |
|
| Ã | ã | ã | |
| B | b | bé | |
| C | c | cé | |
| D | d | dé | |
| E | e | e | |
| É | é | é | |
| 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 |
|
| M | m | ém | |
| N | n | én | |
| Ń | ń | éń |
|
| O | o | o | |
| Ò | ò | ò |
|
| Ó | ó | ó |
|
| Ô | ô | ô |
|
| P | p | pé | |
| R | r | ér | |
| S | s | és | |
| T | t | té | |
| U | u | u | |
| Ù | ù | ù | |
| W | w | wé | |
| Y | y | igrek |
|
| 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 ISBN 83-87408-02-6.
See also
References
- "Kaszëbskô klawiatura | Ùmierô jãzëk – ùmierô kùltura". Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ Treder, Jerzy (2005-09-28). "Fonetyka i fonologia" (in Polish). Rastko Kaszuby. Retrieved 2024-07-14.