Slovincian
/slə(ʊ)ˈvɪnsɪən/ /slə(ʊ)ˈvɪnʃən/(also Slovinzian)
noun
A Lechitic dialect formerly spoken in Pomerania, usually classified as a dialect of Kashubian.
- Chiefly spoken in the vicinity of Lakes Gardno and Łeba, Slovincian became extinct in the mid 20th cent..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Transactions of the Philological Society. From Kashubian Słowińc, noun + -ian, probably after German slowinzisch, †slovenzisch, adjective.