Countries
Belarus, Poland
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Total No. Of Countries
27
0
46
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National Language
Belarus, Gambia
Germany
Second Language
Poland
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
Council for German Orthography
Interesting Facts
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Russian and Ukrainian
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
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Albanian Languages
How Many People Speak?
9.63 million229.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %1.39 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
7.60 million101.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.89 million128.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
biélorusse
allemand
German Name
Weißrussisch
Deutsch
Pronunciation
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Belarusians
Germans