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°
Dialect comparison
Surzhyk vs Western Ukrainian
Compare two dialects of Ukrainian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Galician Ukrainian · Lviv Ukrainian
The Ukrainian of Galicia and the western regions around Lviv. Carries contact features from Polish and Slovak and was historically the prestige variety in Habsburg-era Galicia.
- Approximate centre
- 49.84°, 24.03°
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