Belarusian (/ ˌ b ɛ l ə ˈ r uː s i ə n,-ˈ r uː ʃ ən,-ˈ r ʌ ʃ ən /; Belarusian: беларуская мова, romanized: bielaruskaja mova, IPA: [bʲɛlaˈruskaja ˈmɔva]) is an East Slavic language.
The Belarusian Governorate (Russian: Белорусская губерния, Belarusian: Беларуская губерня) was an administrative division of the Russian Empire established on December 12, 1796. It included the lands acquired after the Second Partition of Poland.