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Ukrainian is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Ukraine.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
ukr 1
Speaker Count
32,000,000 1
2023 estimate, first-language speakers (39 million total including second-language speakers).
Status
Living 1
Region
Ukraine 1
Connections

In Family

East Slavic, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Ukrainian Language

Written In

Cyrillic Script, Scripts
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Ukrainian Language
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Ukrainian (ukrainska mova) is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Ukraine.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    ukr
  • Infobox, Speakers (Total)
    L1: 32 million (2023)
  • Lead section, first sentence
    is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Ukraine.
  • Independence in the modern era
    Since 1991, Ukrainian has been the official state language in Ukraine, and the state administration implemented government policies to broaden the use of Ukrainian.
  • In Family: East Slavic, Infobox, Language family
    Top family: Indo-European; immediate branch: East Slavic.
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