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Kafka (surname)
Kafka is a Czech language, Czech surname, which is an old spelling of the word "kavka", which means ''jackdaw'' in Czech, or occasionally a given name from a Yiddish diminutive for Jacob (name), Ya'akov. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexandre Kafka (1917–2007), Czech-Brazilian economist * Bohumil Kafka (1878–1942), Czech sculptor and pedagogue * Bruno Kafka (1881–1931), Czech politician and academic * Franz Kafka (1883–1924), Czech German-language writer * Gustav Kafka (1883–1953), Austrian philosopher and psychologist * Helene Kafka (1894–1943), Bohemian-Austrian nun, surgical nurse * Hermann Kafka (1852-1931), Czech merchant, father of Franz * Jakub Kafka (born 1976), Czech footballer * Maria Restituta Kafka (1894-1943), Czech-Austrian Catholic religious sister and martyr * Martin Kafka (born 1947), American psychiatrist * Mike Kafka (born 1987), American football player * Ottla Kafka (1892–1943), sister of Franz * Vladimír Kafka (1931–1970), Czech tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Language
Czech ( ; ), historically known as Bohemian ( ; ), is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by over 12 million people including second language speakers, it serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely related to Slovak, to the point of high mutual intelligibility, as well as to Polish to a lesser degree. Czech is a fusional language with a rich system of morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German. The Czech–Slovak group developed within West Slavic in the high medieval period, and the standardization of Czech and Slovak within the Czech–Slovak dialect continuum emerged in the early modern period. In the later 18th to mid-19th century, the modern written standard became codified in the context of the Czech National Revival. The most widely spoken non-standard variety, known as Common Czech, is based on the vernacular of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
