Languages spoken in Ukraine

[StormAU]

Originally Posted by bm-21Lemko

You are right Storm,

The first is a russian source in 2001 claiming what people feel is their native tongue.

the second source is what is widely spoken in the region.

Thank you

my apologies Stepan and Storm.

You don't have to apologise, I am trying to learn something and I just couldn't see the connection so there is no need for an apology.

My Russian and Ukrainian is really bad so I cannot read either map very well apart from the words for Russian and Ukrainian and the percentages, so could I ask would you tell me where on the maps it indicates about native tongue and language widely spoken?

[bm-21Lemko]

the first map is what people living in Ukraine is their native language.

the second map is what language is spoken every day.

So eastern ukrainians may think ukrainian is their native language or first language but they don't use it, they use russian instead.

[StormAU]

Thanks Lemko, I know that, what I was asking is where on the maps does it say that? I asked cause I cannot read Russian or Ukrainian very well.

[bm-21Lemko]

podnoy yazbiyk top right hand coner means peoples language

[StormAU]

Originally Posted by bm-21Lemko

podnoy yazbiyk top right hand coner means peoples language

Thanks mate, much appreciated. I just learned some more Russian, woo hoo