Rusyn | |
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русиньский язык, русиньска бесїда rusyn’skyj jazyk, rusyn’ska besjida | |
Pronunciation | /ˈruːsɨn/ |
Ethnicity | Rusyns |
Native speakers
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62,000 (2000–2006) |
Official status | |
Recognised minority
language in |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | rusy1239 |
Linguasphere | 53-AAA-ec < 53-AAA-e |
62,000 (2000–2006)
Census population: 70,000. These are numbers from national official bureaus for statistics:
Slovakia – 33,482
Serbia – 15,626
Ukraine – 6,725
Poland – 10,000
Croatia – 2,337
Hungary – 1,113
Rusyn /ˈruːsᵻn/ (Rusyn: русиньска бесїда, rusin'ska besyida, or русиньскый язык, rusin'skıy yazık), also known in English as Ruthene UK /rʊˈθiːn/US /ruːˈθiːn/ (sometimes Ruthenian), is an Eastern Slavic language spoken by the Rusyns of Eastern Europe and historically in parts of Central Europe.