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Jzykiem

Jzykiem is the instrumental form of the Polish noun język, meaning language or tongue. In Polish grammar, język denotes a system of communication used by a community or a person’s native language. The form językiem is used in contexts where the language acts as a medium or instrument, and it often appears in phrases that name a programming language or other specialized linguistic domains.

In everyday Polish, the more common construction to specify a language is w języku, as in w

Etymologically, język originates from Proto-Slavic language forms such as *językъ and is cognate with related Slavic

Capitalized forms like Jzykiem are typically not used in standard Polish as common nouns and are more

języku
polskim
(in
Polish).
The
instrumental
form
językiem
can
occur
in
set
phrases
such
as
referring
to
a
programming
language
or
to
a
language
in
contexts
that
emphasize
the
medium
of
expression,
though
usage
can
vary
by
region
and
style.
For
example,
phrases
naming
a
programming
language
are
sometimes
encountered
as
językiem
C
or
językiem
Python,
depending
on
the
syntactic
structure
of
the
sentence.
words
like
Russian
язык
(yazýk)
and
Czech
jazyk,
all
of
which
trace
back
to
the
idea
of
a
tongue
or
mouth
used
for
speech.
This
origin
reflects
the
historical
metaphor
of
language
as
the
organ
of
speaking.
likely
to
appear
as
proper
names,
titles,
or
branding.
In
normal
text,
językiem
should
be
used
in
lowercase
when
referring
to
the
instrumental
form
of
język.