Compare two dialects of Ukrainian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Slobozhansky · Slobozhanshchyna Ukrainian
The Southeastern Ukrainian variety of the Sloboda region around Kharkiv and Sumy. Close to the standard, but with a distinctive lexicon shaped by long contact with Russian.
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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