Ukrainian Language
Українська
Linguistic Classification Ukrainian is an East Slavic language within the Indo-European family, closely related to Belarusian and Russian.
Number of Speakers Approximately 37.5 million people in Ukraine identified Ukrainian as their native language in the 2001 census, accounting for 77.8% of the population.
Official Status Ukrainian is the sole official language of Ukraine, as stipulated by the country's constitution.
Geographical Distribution Ukrainian is predominantly spoken in western and central regions of Ukraine, with varying degrees of usage in eastern and southern areas.