Ukrainian | |
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українська мова ukrajinśka mova | |
Pronunciation | [ukrɑˈjinʲsʲkɑ ˈmɔwɑ] |
Native tae | Ukraine |
Ethnicity | Ukrainians |
Native speakers | 35 million (2000)[1] Speakers: aroond 40 million (estimatit)[2] |
Early form | |
Cyrillic (Ukrainian alphabet) Ukrainian Braille | |
Offeecial status | |
Offeecial leid in | ![]() |
Recognised minority leid in | |
Regulatit bi | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Institute for the Ukrainian Language, Ukrainian language-information fund, Potebnya Institute of Language Studies |
Leid codes | |
ISO 639-1 | uk |
ISO 639-2 | ukr |
ISO 639-3 | ukr |
Glottolog | ukra1253 Ukrainian[7] |
Linguasphere | 53-AAA-ed < 53-AAA-e |
![]() Ukrainian-speakin warld | |
![]() Ukrainian leid an Ukrainians wi their neebours in the early 20t century. | |
Ukrainian (Ukrainian: украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova, [ukrɑˈjınʲsʲkɑ ˈmɔwɑ]) is a leid o the East Slavic subgroup o the Slavic leids. It is the offeecial state leid o Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uises a variant o the Cyrillic alphabet.
The Ukrainian leid traces its oreegins tae the Auld East Slavic o the early medieval state o Kievan Rus'. In its earlier stages it wis kent as Ruthenian. Ukrainian is a lineal descendant o the colloquial leid used in Kievan Rus (10t–13t century).[8] Despite active discouragement the Ukrainian leid haes continued tae exist an be uised bi Ukrainians. It haes aaways maintained a sufficient base amang the Ukrainian fowk in its fowklore sangs, itinerant muisickers, an prominent authors. The letters are:
А а Б б В в Г г Ґ ґ Д д Е е Є є Ж ж З з И и І і Ї ї Й й К к Л л М м Н н О о П п Р р С с Т т У у Ф ф Х х Ц ц Ч ч Ш ш Щ щ ь Ю ю Я я
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