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The Cyrillic alphabet (based on the early Greek alphabet) is used for written Ukrainian.
The Cyrillic alphabet (based on the early Greek alphabet) is used for written Ukrainian.


Ukrainian is spoken by about 40 million people worldwide, both in [[Ukraine]] and in emigre communities in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere.
Ukrainian is spoken by about 46 million people worldwide, both in [[Ukraine]] and in emigre communities in the United States, Canada, Poland, and elsewhere.


==Reference==
==References==
"Ukrainian: A Comprehensive Grammar" by Ian Press 1999 $65 ISBN 0415150302
"Ukrainian: A Comprehensive Grammar" by Ian Press 1999 $65 ISBN 0415150302
[http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?LangID=49&menu=004 UCLA Language Materials Project Ukrainian webpage]

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Ukrainian is an East Slavic language closely related to Russian, Polish, and Belarusian.

The Cyrillic alphabet (based on the early Greek alphabet) is used for written Ukrainian.

Ukrainian is spoken by about 46 million people worldwide, both in Ukraine and in emigre communities in the United States, Canada, Poland, and elsewhere.

References

"Ukrainian: A Comprehensive Grammar" by Ian Press 1999 $65 ISBN 0415150302

UCLA Language Materials Project Ukrainian webpage