Dialect comparison

Sloboda Ukrainian vs Standard Ukrainian

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

Sloboda Ukrainian

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.

Approximate centre
49.99°, 36.23°
Standard Ukrainian

Kyivan Ukrainian

The Kyiv-based standard of Ukrainian. The state language of Ukraine and the second-largest East Slavic language by speakers.

Approximate centre
50.45°, 30.52°

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