Dialect comparison

Carpathian Rusyn vs Surzhyk

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

Carpathian Rusyn

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.

Approximate centre
48.62°, 22.30°
Surzhyk

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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