Dialect comparison

Siberian Russian vs Volga Russian

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

Siberian Russian

Sibirskie govory

The Russian varieties of Western and Central Siberia, descended from northern-Russian settlers. Distinguished by retained okanye, a conservative lexicon, and contact features from indigenous Siberian languages.

Approximate centre
55.04°, 82.93°
Volga Russian

Vladimir-Volga dialects · Middle Russian

The Central Russian dialects of the middle Volga, around Nizhny Novgorod and Vladimir. A transitional zone between the Northern and Southern dialect groups.

Approximate centre
56.32°, 44.00°

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