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| Belarusian | |
|---|---|
| беларуская мова BGN/PCGN:
byelaruskaya mova | |
| Native to | Belarus, Poland, in 14 other countries |
| Ethnicity | Belarusians |
| Native speakers | 10 million (2007)[1] |
| Language family | Indo-European
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| Early forms: | Old East Slavic
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| Writing system | Cyrillic (Belarusian alphabet) Belarusian Braille Belarusian Latin alphabet |
| Official status | |
| Official language in |  Belarus Poland (in Gmina Orla, Gmina Narewka, Gmina Czyże, Gmina Hajnówka and town of Hajnówka)[2] |
| Recognised minority language in |  Ukraine[3] |
| 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 (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg) |
 Belarusian-speaking world Legend: Dark blue - territory, where Belarusian is the main language | |
The Belarusian language (Беларуская мова, transliteration: 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.
References
- ↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
- ↑ У Падляшскім ваяводстве беларуская мова прызнана афіцыйнай
- ↑ European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
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