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Belarusian

Slavic Languages

Belarusian is an East Slavic language, one of the two official languages in Belarus, alongside Russian.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
bel 2
Speaker Count
5,094,000 2
2019 census, native speakers.
Status
Living 2
Wikipedia article on Belarusian: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27.
Attested From (Year)
from 1201 3
Region
Belarus 2
Classification
Language Kind
Vulnerable 1
Official Status
Official Language 2
Connections

In Family

East Slavic, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Belarusian Language

Written In

Cyrillic Script, Scripts
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Europe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: Belarusian LanguageLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
It is one of the two official languages in Belarus, the other being Russian.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Belarusian (Glottolog languoid bela1254)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
Quote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: threatened
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2. Wikipedia: Belarusian Language
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Belarusian is an East Slavic language. It is one of the two official languages in Belarus, the other being Russian.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    bel
  • Infobox, Speakers (Total)
    5.094 million native speakers (2019 census)
  • Infobox, Native to
    Belarus
  • In Family: East Slavic, Infobox, Language family
    Top family: Indo-European; immediate branch: East Slavic languages.
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3. Omniglot: Belarusian language, alphabet and pronunciation
OmniglotLanguage at a glance
Quote, Language at a glance
First written : 13th century AD
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