Knowledge of the Kashubian language is the result of geographical, political, historical location of Kashubian as community. “Natural proximity” of Kashubian to Polish leads to questions about the status of Kashubian language as a separate language or as a dialect of Polish. Knowledge of Kashubian language describes the political, social (including educational) condition. Changing knowledge of Kashubian modification the political condition of the Kashubian culture and identity.adelakozyczkowska@wp.plWydział Nauk Społecznych, Uniwersytet GdańskiBreza E., (1970), Kaszubszczyzna w ujęciu atlasowym, „Dziennik Bałtycki”, nr 182Dejna K., (1973), Dialekty polskie, Wrocław – Warszawa – Kraków – GdańskDejna K., (1992), W sprawie „statusu języka kasz...