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Belarus

Languages

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]

Russian Genealogical Word List
Taranov, Andrey. Phrasebook Belarusian : the most important phrases : phrasebook + 3000-word dictionary. Hong Kong: T & P Books Publishing, 2016. Available at: WorldCat.
Belarusian Word List - 101Languages
Wordlist Belarusian - ASJP
Belarusian Phrase List - Wiki Voyage
1000 Most Common Russian Words - Master Russian
Russian Core 100 Ward List - RussianPod101

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
Belarusian Alphabet - Wiki Voyage
Russian Alphabet - Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Belarusian Pronunciation Guide - Viki Voyage
Ultimate Russian Pronunciation Guide - RussianPod101

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

Pashkevich, Valentyna. English-Belarusian dictionary. Kolas: Kolas Publisher, 2006. Available at: WorldCat.
Silitski, Vitalʹ and 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

Dictionary English-Belarusian - Glosbe
Online Belarusian English Dictionary - Etranslator
Russian-English Dictionary - Lexilogos
English-Russian Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

Language Aids

Learn Belarusian - My Languages.org
Belarusian Language and Culture Resources - Center for Language and Culture Learning
Russian Phonology - Wikipedia

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]

↑ 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:

Russian Genealogical Word List

[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.

[profile-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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 ==Language Aids and 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]
+* Pashkevich, Valentyna. ''English-Belarusian dictionary.'' Kolas: Kolas Publisher, 2006. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/77828557 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]
+* Silitski, Vitalʹ and Jan Zaprudnik. ''Historical dictionary of Belarus.'' Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2007. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/85814152 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]
+* ''Pocekt English-Belarusian-Russian Dictionary.'' Minsk: Vyšéišaja škola, 1995. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/439056811 WorldCat].
 '''Online Dictionaries'''