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{{Belarus | {{CountrySidebar | ||
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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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==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Dictionaries''' | '''Dictionaries''' | ||
* | * Pashkevich, Valentyna. ''English-Belarusian dictionary.'' Kolas: Kolas Publisher, 2006. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/77828557 WorldCat]. | ||
* Vitalʹ | * 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. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/439056811 WorldCat]. | ||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | '''Online Dictionaries''' | ||
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==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
* Vitalʹ | * Silitski, Vitalʹ and Jan Zaprudnik. ''The A to Z of Belarus.'' Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/526097785 WorldCat]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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