The southern Russian dialect group spanning Voronezh, Rostov, and the broader steppe. Marked by fricative /ɣ/ and a distinct verb-ending system.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 47.22°, 39.72°
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Southern Russian vs Ural Russian
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Uralsky govor
The Russian of the Ural region around Yekaterinburg and Perm. Mixes Northern and Central Russian features with contact influence from local Finno-Ugric and Turkic languages.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 56.84°, 60.61°
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DialectSouthern RussianThe southern Russian dialect group spanning Voronezh, Rostov, and the broader steppe. Marked by fricative /ɣ/ and a distinct verb-ending system.DialectUral RussianThe Russian of the Ural region around Yekaterinburg and Perm. Mixes Northern and Central Russian features with contact influence from local Finno-Ugric and Turkic languages.CompareFar Eastern Russian vs Southern RussianAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Russian and the dialects within it.