Belarusian
Spoken language
Belarusian is an East Slavic language. It is one of the two official languages in Belarus, alongside Russian. Additionally, it is spoken in some parts of Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Ukraine by Belarusian minorities in those countries. Wikipedia
Language families: Indo-European languages, East Slavic languages, and Balto-Slavic languages
Region: Europe
Spoken by: Belarusians, Soviet people, White Americans, and more
Early forms: Proto-Indo-European: Proto-Balto-Slavic > Proto-Slavic > Old East Slavic > Ruthenian (Old Belarusian)
Native speakers: 5.1 million (2009 census); 1.3 million L2 speakers (2009 census)
Native to: Belarus
Pronunciation: bʲɛɫaˈruskaja ˈmɔva