Belarusian language

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Belarusian
беларуская мова / biełaruskaja mova
Native toBelarus, Poland, in 14 other countries
EthnicityBelarusians
Native speakers
10 million (2007)[1]
Early form
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)[2]
Recognised minority
language in
Regulated byNational Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Language codes
ISO 639-1be
ISO 639-2bel
ISO 639-3bel
Linguasphere53-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

The Belarusian language (беларуская мова, biełaruskaja mova) is an Eastern Slavic language and an Indo-European language.

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.

Belarusian is written by the either the Cyrillic alphabet or the Latin alphabet.

Belarusian is an Endangered language, as it has a low rate of speakers in its native countries.

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