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

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
ukr 2
Speaker Count
32,000,000 2
2023 estimate, first-language speakers (39 million total including second-language speakers).
Status
Living 2
Attested From (Year)
from 1101 3
Region
Ukraine 2
Classification
Language Kind
Vulnerable 1
Official Status
Official Language 2
Connections

In Family

East Slavic, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Ukrainian Language

Written In

Cyrillic Script, Scripts
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Cases Where Used

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Original Language Of

Andrey Kurkov

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Found In

Europe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: Ukrainian LanguageLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Ukrainian (українська мова, ukrainska mova, IPA: [ʊkrɐˈjinʲsʲkɐ ˈmɔwɐ]) is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Ukraine.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Ukrainian (Glottolog languoid ukra1253)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
Quote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: threatened
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2. Wikipedia: Ukrainian Language
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Ukrainian (українська мова, ukrainska mova, IPA: [ʊkrɐˈjinʲsʲkɐ ˈmɔwɐ]) is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Ukraine.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    ukr
  • Infobox: speakers2
    L2: million (2023) Total: 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.
  • Infobox, Official language in
    Ukraine
  • In Family: East Slavic, Infobox, Language family
    Top family: Indo-European; immediate branch: East Slavic.
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3. Omniglot: Ukrainian language, alphabet and pronunciation
OmniglotLanguage at a glance
Quote, Language at a glance
First written : 12th century
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