Ł–l merger ( pl, bylaczenie) is a
phonological change in northeastern dialects of the
Kashubian language
Kashubian or Cassubian (Kashubian: ', pl, język kaszubski) is a West Slavic language belonging to the Lechitic subgroup along with Polish and Silesian.Stephen Barbour, Cathie Carmichael, ''Language and Nationalism in Europe'', Oxford Univers ...
, a merger of
Ł into
L.
The Polish-language term
is derived from the pronunciation of the words "béł", "bëła" (Polish: "był", "była", English: "was") as "bél", "bëla".
The corresponding group of dialects is called '.
The merger is attributed to the historical language contact with
Low German
:
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(30,000)
(8,000)
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being more intensive than with Polish compared to other Kashubian dialects.
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See also
* L-vocalization#Polish ( wałczenie)
References
Phonology
Kashubian language
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