Belarusian language
- noun
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idioma bielorruso
- The Belarusian language is an essential part of the country's cultural identity.
Examples
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In particular, traditionalists advocate for an intensive rapprochement between the Belarusian language and the vocabulary of Russian.
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From 1986 to the present day, Belarus has held a public YouTube karaoke discussion on the status and future of the Belarusian language.
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This ear traditionalists often explain later borrowed from the Russian language as the common heritage of both the old East Slavic languages while at the same time denying any link between the Old Belarusian language and novobelorusski periods.
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Many children in Belarus learn the Belarusian language in school to preserve their heritage.
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The government promotes the use of the Belarusian language in official documents and public signage.
Synonyms
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A Slavic language spoken mainly in Belarus
The language spoken in Belarus
A language spoken mainly in Belarus that uses the Cyrillic alphabet
A language spoken in Belarus, also called Belarusian
The Belarusian language spoken in Belarus
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the East Slavic language spoken primarily in Belarus' is directly and compositionally derived from 'Belarusian' (denoting origin/association with Belarus) + 'language' (a system of communication). This adjective+noun pattern is a standard, cross-linguistic way to name languages and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The name Belarusian language comes from the country name 'Belarus', which originally meant 'White Rus', a name for the people of that region long ago. So Belarusian language simply means 'the language of Belarus' and is closely related to Russian and Ukrainian.