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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]
* 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].
* [https://www.101languages.net/belarusian/belarusian-word-list/ Belarusian Word List] - 101Languages
* [https://www.101languages.net/belarusian/belarusian-word-list/ Belarusian Word List] - 101Languages
* [https://asjp.clld.org/languages/BELARUSIAN Wordlist Belarusian] - ASJP
* [https://asjp.clld.org/languages/BELARUSIAN Wordlist Belarusian] - ASJP

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Belarus Background
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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.




For word list and help researching in Belorussian records, see:

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