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| 202 | ==Language== | 202 | ==Language== |
| | 203 | Belarusian and Russian are the two official
languages. Both languages are part of the Slavic
language family and are closely related, and there
are many similarities in those languages. The
Belarusian language contains a large number of
words that are similar to Ukrainian and Polish
ones, which indicates its uniqueness. The Russian
language shows a greater influence of Slavic and
some other languages, especially in terms of
pronunciation. |
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| | 205 | Russian, in general, is more widely spoken by the
population. According to the 2019 census, 61.2% of
Belarusians indicated Belarusian as their native
language. However, most speak Russian at home. It
will be difficult to get by without some Russian
or Belarusian. |
| 203 | Belarusian and Russian are the two official
languages. Both languages are part of the Slavic
language family and are closely related, and there
are many similarities in those languages. Russian,
in general, is more widely spoken by the
population. According to the 2009 official census,
53.2% of Belarusian residents considered
Belarusian to be their native language and 23%
predominantly speak it at home. Others speak
Russian. It will be difficult to get by without
some Russian or Belarusian. | | |
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| 205 | Polish is spoken in the western parts, especially
around Grodno. But most local Poles use their own
dialect with Belarusian as the base and with only
some Polish words and sounds. | 207 | Polish is spoken in the western parts, especially
around Grodno. But most local Poles use their own
dialect with Belarusian as the base and with only
some Polish words and sounds. |
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| 207 | English, on the other hand is not widely spoken in
Belarus, but use is starting to increase. Younger
people often speak English fluently, but elder
people rarely do. | 209 | English, on the other hand is not widely spoken in
Belarus, but its use is starting to increase.
Younger people often speak English fluently, but
elder people rarely do. |
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| 210 | ==Eat== | 212 | ==Eat== |