Belarusian | |
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беларуская мова / biełaruskaja mova | |
Native to | Belarus, Poland, in 14 other countries |
Ethnicity | Belarusians |
Native speakers | 10 million (2007)[1] |
Indo-European
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Early form | |
Cyrillic (Belarusian alphabet) Belarusian Braille Belarusian Latin alphabet | |
Official status | |
Official language in | ![]() ![]() |
Recognised minority language in | |
Regulated by | National Academy of Sciences of Belarus |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | be |
ISO 639-2 | bel |
ISO 639-3 | bel |
Linguasphere | 53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e |
![]() Belarusian-speaking world Legend: Dark blue - territory, where Belarusian is the main language |
The Belarusian language (беларуская мова, biełaruskaja mova) is an Eastern Slavic language and an Indo-European language.
It is spoken in Belarus and eastern Poland (in the area of Białystok). It is also spoken by Belarusians who live in other countries of Europe, Australia, and North America.
Belarusian is written by the either the Cyrillic alphabet or the Latin alphabet.
Belarusian is an Endangered language, as it has a low rate of speakers in its native countries.
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