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==Word List(s)==
==Word List(s)==
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
* 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]
* 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]
* [https://www.101languages.net/belarusian/belarusian-word-list/ Belarusian Word List] - 101Languages
* [https://asjp.clld.org/languages/BELARUSIAN Wordlist Belarusian] - ASJP
* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Belarusian_phrasebook Belarusian Phrase List] - Wiki Voyage
* [http://masterrussian.com/vocabulary/most_common_words.htm 1000 Most Common Russian Words] - Master Russian
* [https://www.russianpod101.com/russian-word-lists/?coreX=100 Russian Core 100 Ward List] - RussianPod101


==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
* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Belarusian_phrasebook#:~:text=Belarusian%20alphabet Belarusian Alphabet] - Wiki Voyage
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language#:~:text=Alphabet Russian Alphabet] - Wikipedia
'''Pronunciation'''
* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Belarusian_phrasebook#:~:text=Pronunciation%20guide Belarusian Pronunciation Guide] - Viki Voyage
* [https://www.russianpod101.com/russian-pronunciation/ Ultimate Russian Pronunciation Guide] - RussianPod101


==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
'''Dictionaries'''
* 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]
* 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]
 
* Vitalʹ Silitski & Jan Zaprudnik, '''''Historical dictionary of Belarus''''', Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2007 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/historical-dictionary-of-belarus/oclc/85814152&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* '''''Pocekt English-Belarusian-Russian Dictionary''''', Minsk : Vyšéišaja škola, 1995 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/kisenny-angla-belaruska-ruski-slounik-pocket-english-belarusian-russian-dictionary-karmannyj-anglo-belorussko-russkiy-slovar/oclc/439056811&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]


'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''Online Dictionaries'''
 
* [https://glosbe.com/en/be Dictionary English-Belarusian] - Glosbe
* [https://www.etranslator.ro/belarusian-english-online-dictionary.php Online Belarusian English Dictionary] - Etranslator
* [https://www.lexilogos.com/english/russian_dictionary.htm Russian-English Dictionary] - Lexilogos
* [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-russian/ English-Russian Dictionary] - Cambridge Dictionary


'''Language Aids'''
'''Language Aids'''
 
* [http://mylanguages.org/learn_belarusian.php Learn Belarusian] - My Languages.org
* [https://lmc.uiowa.edu/resources/belarusian-language-and-culture-resources Belarusian Language and Culture Resources] - Center for Language and Culture Learning
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_phonology Russian Phonology] - Wikipedia


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
* Vitalʹ Silitski & Jan Zaprudnik, '''''The A to Z of Belarus''''', Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/a-to-z-of-belarus/oclc/526097785&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]


== References  ==
== References  ==

Revision as of 14:44, 11 August 2021

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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]

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.

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

  • Valentyna Pashkevich & Si︠a︡rheĭ Shupa, English-Belarusian dictionary, Kolas = Kolas Publisher, 2006 - Available at WorldCat
  • Vitalʹ Silitski & Jan Zaprudnik, Historical dictionary of Belarus, Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2007 - Available at WorldCat
  • Pocekt English-Belarusian-Russian Dictionary, Minsk : Vyšéišaja škola, 1995 - Available at WorldCat

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

  • Vitalʹ Silitski & Jan Zaprudnik, The A to Z of Belarus, Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010 - Available at WorldCat

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.




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