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Belarusian language facts for kids
| Belarusian | |
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| беларуская мова
BGN/PCGN: byelaruskaya mova
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| Native to | Belarus, Poland, in 14 other countries |
| Ethnicity | Belarusians |
| Native speakers | 10 million (2007) |
| Language family |
Indo-European
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| Early forms: |
Old East Slavic
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| Writing system | Cyrillic (Belarusian alphabet) Belarusian Braille Belarusian Latin alphabet |
| Official status | |
| Official language in |  Belarus Poland (in Gmina Orla, Gmina Narewka, Gmina Czyże, Gmina Hajnówka and town of Hajnówka) |
| Recognised minority language in |  Ukraine |
| Regulated by | National Academy of Sciences of Belarus |
| Linguasphere | 53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg) |
Belarusian-speaking world
Legend: Dark blue - territory, where Belarusian is the main language |
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The Belarusian language (Беларуская мова, transliteration: Biełaruskaja mova) is an eastern Slavic language. This language is a part of the Indo-European language family. It is spoken in Belarus and eastern Poland (in the area of Białystok). It is also spoken by Belarusians who live in other countries of Europe, Australia, and North America.
When writing Belarusian, people can use the Cyrillic or the Latin alphabet.
Images for kids
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The first Lithuanian statute of 1529, in Belarusian