Compare two dialects of Ukrainian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Rusyn · Ruthenian · Lemko
The East Slavic varieties of the Carpathian highlands across Zakarpattia, eastern Slovakia, and southeastern Poland. Often classified as a separate language; historically grouped with Ukrainian.
Kyivan Ukrainian
The Kyiv-based standard of Ukrainian. The state language of Ukraine and the second-largest East Slavic language by speakers.
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