Rusyn
A language of Ukraine
| Population | 560,000 in Ukraine (2000). Population total all countries: 623,960. |
| Region | Transcarpathian Oblast. Possibly in Romania. Also in Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia. |
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Ukraine |
| Alternate names | Carpathian, Carpatho-Rusyn, Ruthenian |
| Dialects | Rusyn is called a dialect of Ukrainian [ukr], but speakers reportedly consider themselves distinct from Ukrainians. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Slavic, East |
| Language use | Standard Ukrainian used for literature, signs. |
| Language development | Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. |
| Comments | Christian. |
Also spoken in:
Belarus
| Language name | Rusyn |
| Alternate names | Carpathian, Carpatho-Rusyn, Lemko, Lemkovschina, Ruthenian |
Slovakia
| Language name | Rusyn |
| Population | 24,200 in Slovakia (2001 census). |
| Region | Northeast Slovakia, Preshov region. |
| Alternate names | Carpathian, Carpatho-Rusyn, Ruthenian |
| Dialects | Lemko. |
| Language use | Nearly 60% assimilated culturally and linguistically with Slovaks. Declared normative, codified language in 1995 in Slovakia; can formally be taught in schools, used for publications, school textbooks. |
| Comments | Christian. |
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