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| {{CountrySidebar | | {{Belarus-sidebar}}<br>'''[[Belarus Genealogy|Belarus]]''' |
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| ==Description==
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| Belarus's two official languages are Russian and Belarusian. Minorities also speak Polish, Ukrainian and Eastern Yiddish. Belarusian, although not as widely used as Russian, is the mother tongue of 53.2% of the population, whereas Russian is the mother tongue of only 41.5%. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Belarus," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus#Religion_and_languages#:~:text=Religion%20and%20languages, accessed 4 Aug 2021.</ref>
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_language '''Belarusian'''] - one of the two official languages in the Republic of Belarus under the current Constitution and spoken at home by 23%.
| | Russian is commonly spoken and is the language of the genealogical sources. Belarusian is written in Cyrillic and is closely related to both Ukrainian and Russian.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Belarus,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2002.</ref> |
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language '''Russian'''] - the most common language used at home, used by 70% of the population.
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| Russian is commonly spoken and is the language of the genealogical sources. Belorussian is written in Cyrillic and is closely related to both Ukrainian and Russian.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Belarus,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2002.</ref>
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| ==Word List(s)== | |
| *[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
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| * Taranov, Andrey. ''Phrasebook Belarusian : the most important phrases : phrasebook + 3000-word dictionary.'' Hong Kong: T & P Books Publishing, 2016. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1004770730 WorldCat].
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| * [https://www.101languages.net/belarusian/belarusian-word-list/ Belarusian Word List] - 101Languages
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| * [https://asjp.clld.org/languages/BELARUSIAN Wordlist Belarusian] - ASJP
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| * [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Belarusian_phrasebook Belarusian Phrase List] - Wiki Voyage
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| * [http://masterrussian.com/vocabulary/most_common_words.htm 1000 Most Common Russian Words] - Master Russian
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| * [https://www.russianpod101.com/russian-word-lists/?coreX=100 Russian Core 100 Ward List] - RussianPod101
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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| The Belarusian alphabet is a variant of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrillic_script '''Cyrillic script''']. The modern Belarusian form was defined in 1918, and consists of thirty-two letters. Belarusian had also been written in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_Arabic_alphabet '''Belarusian Latin alphabet'''] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_alphabet '''Hebrew alphabet'''].<br>
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_alphabet Belarusian alphabet] - Wikipedia
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| * [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Belarusian_phrasebook#:~:text=Belarusian%20alphabet Belarusian Alphabet] - Wiki Voyage
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language#:~:text=Alphabet Russian Alphabet] - Wikipedia
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| '''Pronunciation'''
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| * [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Belarusian_phrasebook#:~:text=Pronunciation%20guide Belarusian Pronunciation Guide] - Viki Voyage
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| * [https://www.russianpod101.com/russian-pronunciation/ Ultimate Russian Pronunciation Guide] - RussianPod101
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
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| '''Dictionaries'''
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| * Pashkevich, Valentyna. ''English-Belarusian dictionary.'' Kolas: Kolas Publisher, 2006. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/77828557 WorldCat].
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| * Silitski, Vitalʹ and Jan Zaprudnik. ''Historical dictionary of Belarus.'' Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2007. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/85814152 WorldCat].
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| * ''Pocekt English-Belarusian-Russian Dictionary.'' Minsk: Vyšéišaja škola, 1995. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/439056811 WorldCat].
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| '''Online Dictionaries'''
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| * [https://glosbe.com/en/be Dictionary English-Belarusian] - Glosbe
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| * [https://www.etranslator.ro/belarusian-english-online-dictionary.php Online Belarusian English Dictionary] - Etranslator
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| * [https://www.lexilogos.com/english/russian_dictionary.htm Russian-English Dictionary] - Lexilogos
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| * [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-russian/ English-Russian Dictionary] - Cambridge Dictionary
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| '''Language Aids'''
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| * [http://mylanguages.org/learn_belarusian.php Learn Belarusian] - My Languages.org
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| * [https://lmc.uiowa.edu/resources/belarusian-language-and-culture-resources Belarusian Language and Culture Resources] - Center for Language and Culture Learning
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_phonology Russian Phonology] - Wikipedia
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| ==Additional Resources==
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| * Silitski, Vitalʹ and Jan Zaprudnik. ''The A to Z of Belarus.'' Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/526097785 WorldCat].
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| == References ==
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| For word list and help researching in Belorussian records, see:
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| *[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
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