Belarusian Language
- Linguistic Classification Belarusian is an East Slavic language, closely related to Russian and Ukrainian.  
- Official Status It is one of the two official languages of Belarus, alongside Russian.  
- Number of Speakers Estimates suggest that Belarusian is spoken by approximately 7 to 9 million people worldwide.  
- Native Language Identification According to the 2019 census, 61% of Belarusians identified Belarusian as their native language, a decrease from 86% in 1999.