LECHITIC LANGUAGES

The 'Lechitic languages' include three languages spoken in Central Europe, mainly in Poland, and historically also in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, and Vorpommern, in the north-eastern region of modern Germany. This language group is a branch of the larger West Slavic language family. The Lechitic group includes:

★ Polish - (ISO 639-1 code: pl, ISO 639-2 code: pol)

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★ Lesser Poland

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★ Vistulans

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★ Lendians

★ Pomeranian

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★ Kashubian - (ISO 639-2 code: csb)

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★ Slovincian - extinct

★ Silesian (ISO 639-3 code: szl)

★ Polabian - extinct - (SIL Code: pox)
The characteristics of Lechitic languages are:

★ Mutation of Proto-Slavic ''ě'', ''e'', ''ę'' before alveolars into ''a'', ''o'', ''ą'', .

★ Continuation of Proto-Slavic ''dj'', ''gě'', ''gi'' as ''dz'' , ''dze'' , ''dzy'' .

★ Lack of ''g'' → ''h'' transition.

★ Preservation of nasal vowels.

★ the so-called fourth palatalization of velars in Polish and Kashubian
The term ''Lechitic'' derives from the old alternative name ''
★ lěchy'' (see Lechia) for the Lechitic peoples (in contrast to ''
★ čěchy'' for the Czechs).
Slavic people using those languages were known as Lechites.

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See also

★ Lechia

External links

★ Lechitic language tree