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 ==Description==
-Ukrainian is the official language, though Russian is widely spoken, particularly east of the Dnieper River which runs north-south through the middle of the country.  The language of the records is Russian.  Ukrainian and Russian are closely related and text in one language can be understood by a reader who knows the other language.  In the area of western Ukraine, acquired by the Soviet Union after World War II, the language of the records is German, Latin, and Romanian in old Cyrillic script.
+The official language of Ukraine is '''Ukrainian''', a Slavic language, which is spoken regularly by 94% of Ukraine's population in their personal life, and as high as 96% at work or study.<br>
+It's followed by '''Russian''' which is spoken by 51% in their personal life.<br>
+'''English''' is the primary foreign language taught in Ukraine. According to online polls, as many as 50% of Ukrainians can speak English.<br> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Ukraine," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Ukraine#Regional_languages, accessed 4 May 2023.</ref>
 ==Word List(s)==
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 *[[German Genealogical Word List]]
 *[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
 == Alphabet and Pronunciation ==
 Ukranian is written in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_alphabet version of Cyrillic], which consists of 33 letters.