The UkrainianLanguage is an EastSlavicLanguage of the Ukraine. SIL code: UKR. ISO 639-1: uk. ISO 639-2: ukr. Population: 31,058,000 in Ukraine (1993), 83% of 37,419,000 in the ethnic group (1993 Johnstone). 75% of the population is ethnic Ukrainian. Population total all countries: 47,000,000 (1999 WA). Region: Western Ukraine, adjacent republics. Also spoken in 25 other countries including Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Russia (Asia), Slovakia. Dialects: NORTHWEST UKRAINIAN, SOUTHWEST UKRAINIAN, EAST UKRAINIAN. Comments: Dialect differences are slight. Official language. Grammar. Cyrillic script. Christian. Bible 1903-1962. Also spoken in: Poland. (Language name: UKRAINIAN.) Population: 1,500,000 in Poland. Comments: The largest minority language group in Poland. Christian. Bible 1903-1962. Also spoken in: Slovakia. (Language name: UKRAINIAN.) Population: 100,000 in Slovakia. Comments: Christian. Bible 1903-1962.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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