Dialect comparison

Carpathian Rusyn vs Western Ukrainian

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°
Western Ukrainian

Galician Ukrainian · Lviv Ukrainian

The Ukrainian of Galicia and the western regions around Lviv. Carries contact features from Polish and Slovak and was historically the prestige variety in Habsburg-era Galicia.

Approximate centre
49.84°, 24.03°

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