Northern Ukrainian · Polissky govir
The Northern Ukrainian dialect group of the Polissia region, straddling northern Ukraine and southern Belarus. Forms a transitional zone between Ukrainian and Belarusian.
- Approximate centre
- 51.50°, 31.30°
Dialect comparison
Polissian vs Surzhyk
Compare two dialects of Ukrainian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
The Russian-Ukrainian mixed colloquial register, widely spoken across central and eastern Ukraine. Treated by linguists as a code-mixing continuum rather than a fixed dialect.
- Approximate centre
- 48.46°, 35.04°
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