ACR Online Language Translators


     Translation for Immigration   Certification for Immigration   U.S. Immigration Information

Belarusian Language

Belarusian dialects, Belarusian alphabet, Belarusian orthography, Belarusian language standardization, and Belarusian language sources

Belarusian language

Belarusian: Official language of White Russia and White Ruthenian.

Number of Belarusian Speakers: Over 10 million.

Belarusian Speakers: About 250,000 living in Poland, United States, and Canada.

Language Classification: Belongs to Slavic or Slavonic family, close to Baltic languages.

Belarusian Dialects: Three dialects in three different geographic regions.

Belarusian Alphabet: In Cyrillic alphabet, however, there was a shift to Roman language in early 1900's.

Belarusian Orthography: Cyrillic is different that Russian. Nouns are either feminine or masculine.

Belarusian Language History: In late 17th century, Belarusian was prohibited for a period. Trend to use Roman alphabet started in 1912 along with current Cyrillic alphabet. Most recent development is more intensive use of Russian as a result of immigration from Russia

"Free" instant quote for Belarusian translation by email: translation@acrusa.net or call: 858-922-7724 or Fax: 480-247-5474

Belarusian Language Enriched by: Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Belarusian Standardization Efforts: There was no language standardization effort.

Unique Features of Belarusian: After being separated from the Soviet Republics, use of Belarusian language gained momentum.

For more linguistic affiliation, language variation, orthography, linguistic sketch, and history of Belarusian language UCLA Language Materials Project has a good linguistics and interlingual information on Belarusian.

Find informative web sites and Belarusian language information at Interesting WWW Sites in and About Belarus, including economy, history, culture, and more.

For further information on Belarusian literature and books visit Belarus: Language, Literature, and Books.

Need more information on Belarusian?