Polish and Russian Speaking countries

Polish

Russian

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Countries

European Union, Poland

Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Total No. Of Countries

0 46

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National Language

Poland

Russia

Second Language

Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine

Afganistan

Speaking Continents

Europe

Asia, Europe

Minority Language

Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Regulated By

Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)

Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Interesting Facts

Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

Similar To

Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages

Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages

Derived From

Proto-Slavic Vocabulary

Polish vs Russian Countries

Comparing Polish vs Russian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Polish and Russian languages.

Polish Speaking Countries: European Union, Poland.
Russian Speaking Countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Polish is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Russian is official language is 4

Find if Polish and Russian are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Polish and Russian speaking countries will give you the presence of Polish and Russian languages in different countries. Along with Polish vs Russian countries, you can also compare Polish vs Russian.

Polish and Russian as Minority Language

In Polish and Russian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Polish and Russian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Polish as minority language: Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine.
Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

If you want to compare Polish and Russian dialects, then you can go to Polish vs Russian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Polish and Russian Regulators

Polish and Russian speaking countries provide you Polish and Russian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego) regulates Polish language.Russian is regulated by Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Also get to learn, Polish and Russian Language History.

Polish and Russian Continents

Thinking about Polish and Russian continents in which Polish and Russian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Polish and Russian. Most of the Polish speaking countries lie in Europe. While Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Polish and Russian languages:

Polish Interesting Facts:

Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.

Russian Interesting Facts:

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

The Polish language was derived from and is similar to Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages whereas Polish language is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages and derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary.