Editing Pomeranian language (section)

== Slovincian and Kashubian ==
{{main|Slovincian language|Kashubian language}}
{{Further|Pomerania during the High Middle Ages|Ostsiedlung}}

[[Pomerania during the High Middle Ages|During the High Middle Ages]], [[Germans|German]] immigration and assimilation of the Slavic Pomeranians ({{lang|de|[[Ostsiedlung]]}}) introduced [[Low German]] [[East Pomeranian dialect|East Pomeranian]], [[Central Pomeranian dialect|Central Pomeranian]], and [[Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect|{{lang|de|Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch|nocat=y}} dialects]], which became dominant in Pomerania except for some areas in the east, where the populace remained largely Slavic and continued to use the Slavic Pomeranian language. This was especially the case in [[Pomerelia]], where the Slavic population became known as [[Kashubians]] and their language accordingly as [[Kashubian language|Kashubian]]. An insular Slavic Pomeranian dialect spoken northwest of [[Kashubia]] until the 20th century became known as [[Slovincian language|Slovincian]]. It is disputed whether Slovincian may be regarded as a dialect of Kashubian or a separate language. Likewise, it is disputed whether Kashubian may be regarded as a dialect of Polish or a separate language.<ref>{{cite book |last=Lubaś |first=W. |title=Lexikon der Sprachen des europäischen Ostens |editor-last=Okuka |editor-first=M. |location=Klagenfurt |year=2002 |pages=265–273 |chapter=Kaschubisch |language=German }}</ref> [[Stefan Ramułt]] (1859–1913) was fascinated by [[Florian Ceynowa]] and decidedly supported giving Kashubian the status of a full-fledged standard language.