Pomeranians
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The Pomeranians (German: Pomeranen; Kashubian: Pòmòrzónie; Polish: Pomorzanie) were a group of West Slavic tribes who lived along the shore of the Baltic Sea between Oder and Vistula Rivers, a region known as Pomerania proper. They formerly spoke the Pomeranian language belonging to the Lechitic branch of the West Slavic language family. After the Germanization of Pomerania resulting from the medieval Ostsiedlung, many Pomeranians were slowly and gradually assimilated and discontinued the use of their Slavic language and culture.
The direct descendants of Pomeranians include:
- Kashubians, who speak the Kashubian language
- Slovincians
- Kociewiacy
- Borowiacy
