Ukrainian
A language of Ukraine
| Population | 31,100,000 in Ukraine (1993). Population total all countries: 37,029,730. Ethnic population: 37,419,000 (Johnstone 1993). |
| Region | Also in Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation (Asia), Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United States, Uzbekistan. |
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Ukraine |
| Dialects | Northwest Ukrainian, Southwest Ukrainian, East Ukrainian. Dialect differences slight. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Slavic, East |
| Language use | Official language. 85% speak it as L1. |
| Language development | Fully developed. Bible: 1903–1999. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. |
| Comments | Christian. |
Also spoken in:
Poland
| Language name | Ukrainian |
| Population | 150,000 in Poland. |
| Comments | Largest minority language group in Poland. Christian. |
Slovakia
| Language name | Ukrainian |
| Population | 10,800 in Slovakia (2001 census). |
| Comments | Christian. |
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