Kashubian is assumed to have evolved from the language spoken by some tribes of Pomeranians called Kashubians, in the region of Pomerania, on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea between the Vistula and Oderrivers.

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Poland
The number of speakers of Kashubian varies widely from source to source, ranging from as low as

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Important for Kashubian literature was Xążeczka dlo Kaszebov by Florian Ceynowa (1817–1881). Hieronim Derdowski (1852–1902 in Winona, Minnesota)

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Throughout the communist period in Poland (1948-1989), Kashubian greatly suffered in education and social status. Kashubian was

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A "standard" Kashubian language does not exist despite several attempts to create one; rather a diverse range of dialects takes its place. The

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• Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Kashubian:
Wszëtczi lëdze rodzą sã wòlny ë równy w swòji czëstnoce ë swòjich prawach. Mają òni dostóne rozëm ë

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Friedrich Lorentz wrote in the early 20th century that there were three main Kashubian dialects. These include the
• Northern Kashubian dialect
• Middle Kashubian dialect

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