Lechitic languages

E318898

West Slavic languages subgroup language subgroup

Lechitic languages are a subgroup of West Slavic languages spoken primarily in Poland and nearby regions, historically including Polish, Kashubian, and related dialects.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lechitic languages canonical	3
Lechitic–Sorbian branch	1
Northern Lechitic	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2865789 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lechitic languages
Context triple: [Kashubian language, subfamily, Lechitic languages]

A. West Slavic languages
West Slavic languages are a branch of the Slavic language family that includes Polish, Czech, Slovak, and related languages spoken primarily in Central Europe.
B. Sorbian languages
The Sorbian languages are a pair of closely related West Slavic minority languages spoken by the Sorb community primarily in eastern Germany, especially in Lusatia.
C. Balto-Slavic languages
The Balto-Slavic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes the Baltic and Slavic languages, such as Russian, Polish, and Lithuanian.
D. Slavic languages
Slavic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken primarily in Eastern and Central Europe, known for features such as rich consonant clusters, aspectual verb systems, and extensive case inflection.
E. Kashubian language
Kashubian language is a West Slavic language spoken primarily in northern Poland by the Kashubian ethnic group, recognized as a regional language with its own distinct grammar, vocabulary, and literary tradition.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lechitic languages
Target entity description: Lechitic languages are a subgroup of West Slavic languages spoken primarily in Poland and nearby regions, historically including Polish, Kashubian, and related dialects.

A. West Slavic languages
West Slavic languages are a branch of the Slavic language family that includes Polish, Czech, Slovak, and related languages spoken primarily in Central Europe.
B. Sorbian languages
The Sorbian languages are a pair of closely related West Slavic minority languages spoken by the Sorb community primarily in eastern Germany, especially in Lusatia.
C. Balto-Slavic languages
The Balto-Slavic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes the Baltic and Slavic languages, such as Russian, Polish, and Lithuanian.
D. Slavic languages
Slavic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken primarily in Eastern and Central Europe, known for features such as rich consonant clusters, aspectual verb systems, and extensive case inflection.
E. Kashubian language
Kashubian language is a West Slavic language spoken primarily in northern Poland by the Kashubian ethnic group, recognized as a regional language with its own distinct grammar, vocabulary, and literary tradition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	West Slavic languages subgroup ⓘ language subgroup ⓘ
descendsFrom	Proto-Slavic language ⓘ
geographicCore	territory of modern Poland ⓘ
hasExtinctMember	Old Pomeranian language ⓘ Polabian language ⓘ Kashubian language ⓘ surface form: Slovincian language
hasFeature	aspectual verb distinction ⓘ case system ⓘ grammatical gender ⓘ rich inflectional morphology ⓘ
hasLivingMember	Kashubian language ⓘ Polish language ⓘ Silesian language ⓘ
historicalEthnicGroup	Wends ⓘ surface form: Lechites
historicallySpokenIn	Brandenburg ⓘ Lusatia ⓘ Mecklenburg ⓘ Pomerania ⓘ
includesLanguage	Greater Polish dialects ⓘ Kashubian language ⓘ Lesser Polish dialects ⓘ Maspian dialects ⓘ Mazovian dialects ⓘ Polabian language ⓘ Polish language ⓘ Pomeranian language ⓘ Silesian Polish dialects ⓘ Silesian language ⓘ Kashubian language ⓘ surface form: Slovincian language
ISOClassification	part of West Slavic branch of Indo-European ⓘ
linguisticDivision	Lechitic languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Northern Lechitic Southern Lechitic ⓘ
majorStandardLanguage	Polish language ⓘ
nameEtymology	Lach (archaic Slavic term for Pole) ⓘ surface form: derived from ethnonym Lechites
recognizedMinorityLanguage	Kashubian language ⓘ
sharesAncestorWith	Czech–Slovak languages ⓘ Sorbian languages ⓘ
spokenIn	Czech Republic ⓘ Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ
subclassOf	Indo-European language family ⓘ surface form: Indo-European languages Slavic languages ⓘ West Slavic languages ⓘ
typology	fusional language ⓘ
wordOrder	SVO-dominant ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ surface form: Latin script

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kashubian language → subfamily → Lechitic languages ⓘ

West Slavic languages → hasSubgroup → Lechitic languages ⓘ

Polish → languageBranch → Lechitic languages ⓘ

Lechitic languages → linguisticDivision → Lechitic languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Lechitic

Serbja → languageSubgroup → Lechitic languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lechitic–Sorbian branch

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Referenced by (5)

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