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The number of the primary speakers is estimated to be circa 162,000,000, of which according to the 2010 census approximately 137,000,000 live within the Russian federation. Besides them, there exists a relatively large number of the secondary speakers, which is estimated around 110,000,000. | The number of the primary speakers is estimated to be circa 162,000,000, of which according to the 2010 census approximately 137,000,000 live within the Russian federation. Besides them, there exists a relatively large number of the secondary speakers, which is estimated around 110,000,000. | ||
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===Dialects=== | ===Dialects=== | ||
Russian can primarily be divided into North and South Russian dialects. | Russian can primarily be divided into North and South Russian dialects. | ||
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===Classification=== | ===Classification=== | ||
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− | *[http://www.ethnologue.com/language/rus] | + | *[http://www.ethnologue.com/language/rus 'Russian' in Ethnologue] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language#Official_status] | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language#Official_status 'Russian language' in Wikipedia] |
*[[Nominalphrase im Russischen]] | *[[Nominalphrase im Russischen]] | ||
===Major works on the language=== | ===Major works on the language=== | ||
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===References=== | ===References=== | ||
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* German [[Russisch]] | * German [[Russisch]] | ||
* Russian [[Русский язык]] | * Russian [[Русский язык]] | ||
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[[Category:Single language]] | [[Category:Single language]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:38, 10 August 2014
Russian | ||
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Autoglottonym: | Русский язык (russkij jazyk) | |
Pronunciation: | ˈruskʲɪj jɪˈzɨk | |
Ethnologue name: | Russian | |
OLAC name: | Russian | |
Location point: | ||
Genealogy | ||
Family: | Indo-European | |
Genus: | East Slavic | |
Speakers | ||
Country: | Russia, other post-Soviet states, Germany, Israel, the United States, Canada | |
Official in: | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, certain regions in neighboring countries, the United Nation | |
Speakers: | 272 million (including L2 speakers) | |
Writing system: | Cyrillic (orthography) | |
Codes | ||
ISO 639-2: | rus | |
ISO 639-3: | rus |
Russian is one of the three (or controversially four) living Eastern Slavic languages.
Contents
Name
Location
Russian is spoken in Russia and the other post-Soviet states, North America, Israel as well as in Western Europe, above all Germany.
Speakers
The number of the primary speakers is estimated to be circa 162,000,000, of which according to the 2010 census approximately 137,000,000 live within the Russian federation. Besides them, there exists a relatively large number of the secondary speakers, which is estimated around 110,000,000.
Dialects
Russian can primarily be divided into North and South Russian dialects.
Classification
Links
Major works on the language
References
Other Languages
- German Russisch
- Russian Русский язык