Kashubian alphabet
The Kashubian or Cassubian alphabet 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 use 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 exactly the same as in Polish.
Pronunciation
Upper case | Lower case | Name of letters | Pronunciation |
A | a | a | |
Ą | ą | ą | |
à | ã | ã | |
B | b | bé | |
C | c | cé | |
D | d | dé | |
E | e | e | |
É | é | é | in some dialects from Puck to Kartuzy at the end of a word |
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 |