Dialect comparison

Bukovinian vs Standard Ukrainian

Compare two dialects of Ukrainian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Bukovinian

Bukovyna Ukrainian · Pokuttia–Bukovinian

The Southwestern Ukrainian variety of the Bukovyna region around Chernivtsi. Shaped by long contact with Romanian, German, and Polish under Habsburg rule.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
48.29°, 25.94°
Standard Ukrainian

Kyivan Ukrainian

The Kyiv-based standard of Ukrainian. The state language of Ukraine and the second-largest East Slavic language by speakers.

Approximate centre
50.45°, 30.52°

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