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°
Dialect comparison
Standard Ukrainian vs Surzhyk
Compare two dialects of Ukrainian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
The Russian-Ukrainian mixed colloquial register, widely spoken across central and eastern Ukraine. Treated by linguists as a code-mixing continuum rather than a fixed dialect.
- Approximate centre
- 48.46°, 35.04°
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Read the full picture of Ukrainian and the dialects within it.