| Languages of Belarus | |
|---|---|
| Official | Belarusian and Russian |
| Minority | Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish, Trasianka |
| Foreign | English |
| Signed | Russian Sign Language |
| Keyboard layout | |
The official languages of Belarus are Belarusian and Russian.
The three most widespread linguistic codes in Belarus are Belarusian, Russian and the so-called Trasianka, a mixed speech in which Belarusian and Russian elements and structures alternate arbitrarily.[1]
- ^ Hentschel, G. (2014) Belarusian and Russian in the Mixed Speech of Belarus. In: Besters-Dilger, J. et al. (eds.): Congruence in Contact-Induced Language Change: Language Families, Typological Resemblance, and Perceived Similarity. Berlin/Boston, 93-121.