| Rusyn | |
|---|---|
| русиньский язык, русиньска бесїда rusyn’skyj jazyk, rusyn’ska besjida | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈruːsɨn/ | 
| Ethnicity | Rusyns | 
| Native speakers | 62,000 (2000–2006) | 
| Official status | |
| Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |  | 
| 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 a Carpathian Eastern Slavic language spoken by the Rusyns of Eastern Europe and historically in Central Europe.