Polish and Ukrainian Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Poland
Ukraine
National Language
Poland
Ukraine
Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia
Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Institute for the Ukrainian Language
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.
- Ukrainian Language is second most widespread among the Slavic languages after the Russian Language.
- Ukrainian Language is among the top three most melodious language in the world.
Similar To
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
Russian and Belarusian Languages
Derived From
Not Available
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Polish and Ukrainian as Minority Language
In Polish and Ukrainian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Polish and Ukrainian 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.
- Ukrainian as minority language: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia.
If you want to compare Polish and Ukrainian dialects, then you can go to Polish vs Ukrainian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Polish and Ukrainian Regulators
Polish and Ukrainian speaking countries provide you Polish and Ukrainian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego) regulates Polish language.Ukrainian is regulated by National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Institute for the Ukrainian Language. Also get to learn, Polish and Ukrainian Language History.
Polish and Ukrainian Continents
Thinking about Polish and Ukrainian continents in which Polish and Ukrainian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Polish and Ukrainian. Most of the Polish speaking countries lie in Europe. While Ukrainian speaking countries lie in 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 Ukrainian 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.
Ukrainian Interesting Facts:
- Ukrainian Language is second most widespread among the Slavic languages after the Russian Language.
- Ukrainian Language is among the top three most melodious language in the world.
The Polish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages whereas Polish language is similar to Russian and Belarusian Languages and derived from Not Available.