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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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> | 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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==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]] | *[[Russian Genealogical Word List]] | ||
* Taranov, | |||
* Andrey Taranov, '''''Phrasebook Belarusian : the most important phrases : phrasebook + 3000-word dictionary''''', Hong Kong : T & P Books Publishing, 2016 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/phrasebook-belarusian-the-most-important-phrases-phrasebook-3000-word-dictionary/oclc/1004770730&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
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> | 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> | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_alphabet Belarusian alphabet] - Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_alphabet Belarusian alphabet] - Wikipedia | ||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Dictionaries''' | '''Dictionaries''' | ||
* Pashkevich, | * Valentyna Pashkevich & Si︠a︡rheĭ Shupa, '''''English-Belarusian dictionary''''', Kolas = Kolas Publisher, 2006 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/anhelska-belaruski-slounik-kalia-30-000-slovau-english-belarusian-dictionary-about-30000-entries/oclc/77828557&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | '''Online Dictionaries''' | ||
'''Language Aids''' | '''Language Aids''' | ||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
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%. [1]
- Belarusian - one of the two official languages in the Republic of Belarus under the current Constitution and spoken at home by 23%.
- Russian - the most common language used at home, used by 70% of the population.
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.[2]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
- Andrey Taranov, Phrasebook Belarusian : the most important phrases : phrasebook + 3000-word dictionary, Hong Kong : T & P Books Publishing, 2016 - Available at WorldCat
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
The Belarusian alphabet is a variant of the Cyrillic script. The modern Belarusian form was defined in 1918, and consists of thirty-two letters. Belarusian had also been written in the Belarusian Latin alphabet and the Hebrew alphabet.
- Belarusian alphabet - Wikipedia
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- Valentyna Pashkevich & Si︠a︡rheĭ Shupa, English-Belarusian dictionary, Kolas = Kolas Publisher, 2006 - Available at WorldCat
Online Dictionaries
Language Aids
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
For word list and help researching in Belorussian records, see: