Ukrainian

Indo-European (Slavic)40 million totalCyrillic

RegionUkraine

FamilyIndo-European (Slavic)

Speakers40 million total

ScriptCyrillic

TypeAlphabetic

About Ukrainian

The second most spoken Slavic language. Uses a version of Cyrillic with unique letters. Has experienced a major revival since Ukrainian independence. Closer to Polish and Slovak than to Russian in vocabulary.

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