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Mar 2, 2022 · How language is being used in the Russian-Ukrainian war today. Language is always political: what language(s) you use, which dialect(s) you have, and whether you adjust how you speak is closely related to the political and cultural history of your community, and what people in power say (or legislate!) about your languages.
Apr 18, 2022 · Politically, however, whether Ukrainian is a dialect or language will, in part, depend upon how the war ends. If Ukraine remains an independent country that considers Ukrainian a separate language ...
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Nov 16, 2020 · Ukrainian vs Russian: Alphabets. Both Russian and Ukrainian languages use the Cyrillic script. There are 7 differences, though. Have a look at Russian (on top) and then Ukrainian alphabets to compare: Differences between Ukrainian and Russian alphabets are the following: 1. Ґ in Ukrainian
The Ukrainian language ( українська мова, ukrainska mova, IPA: [ʊkrɐˈjinʲsʲkɐ ˈmɔʋɐ]) is an East Slavic language of the Indo-European language family spoken primarily in Ukraine. It is the native language of a majority of Ukrainians . Written Ukrainian uses the Ukrainian alphabet, a variant of the Cyrillic script.
Mar 10, 2022 · For untrained ears, Russian and Ukrainian may sound extremely similar to one another. In fact, some people may falsely believe that Ukrainian is a dialect of Russian. A close look at both languages, however, shows that despite sharing the same linguistic roots, Russian and Ukrainian are distinct in multiple aspects.
Oct 12, 2022 · Based on the 2001 census, about 14.3 million Ukrainian people (29% of the population) speak Russian as a first language, although by some estimates it is higher. The reasons for this lie in the ...
May 17, 2024 · Ukrainian is a lineal descendant of the colloquial language used in Kievan Rus (10th–13th century). It is written in a form of the Cyrillic alphabet and is closely related to Russian and Belarusian, from which it was indistinguishable until the 12th or 13th century. Ukrainian resembles Russian less closely than does Belarusian, though all ...
