The Kashubians, also known as Cassubians or Kashubs, are a Lechitic ethnic group native to the historical region of Pomerania, including its eastern part called Pomerelia, in north-central Poland. Their settlement area is referred to as Kashubia. They speak the Kashubian language, which is classified as a separate language closely related to Polish.
Kashubian regional dress
A traditional wooden Kashubian home in Szymbark, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Kashubian embroidery of Zukowo school
Polish-Canadians wearing traditional Kashubian costumes in Wilno, Ontario, the oldest Polish settlement in Canada.
Kashubian or Cassubian is a West Slavic language belonging to the Lechitic subgroup along with Polish and Silesian. Although often classified as a language in its own right, it is sometimes viewed as a dialect of Polish.
Two bilingual signs in Garcz in Kashubia with the Polish name above and the Kashubian name below
Bilingual sign in Polish and Kashubian in Pogórze, Puck County, Poland, on road from Gdynia to Rewa
Church of the Pater Noster, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem. Lord's Prayer in Kashubian