Ukrainian in Ukraine

Speakers

Type

Location

Ukrainian in Ukraine

Country

Information available

1. Basics

Names

Ukrainian in Ukraine

Size

Ukraine is the second-largest European country after Russia. It borders Russia to the east and northeast, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west, and Romania and Moldova to the southwest. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's official language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south.

2. Status

Status

  • Official country wide language
  • Official regional language
  • Official minority language
  • Recognised community language
  • Unrecognised community language
National language
Yes
Indigenous language
No
Comments
According to the Constitution of Ukraine and the current Law of Ukraine "On Protecting the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the State language" Ukrainian is the sole state language of the country and an integral element of its constitutional order.

3. State

Documentation: materials

Standardization

  • Modern standard language
  • Young standard language
  • Standardised language
  • Quasi-standard language
  • Semi-standardised language
  • Un-standardised language
Comments
There is a number of official institutions authorised to work out and adopt the orthographic, grammatical and lexical norms of the Ukrainian language; the most important are: The National Commisssion for the Snadards of the State Language, The Oleksandr Potebnia Institute of Linguistics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, The Institute of the Ukrainian Language of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Graphisation & script encoding

  • Standardised writing system with full script encoding
  • Conventionalised writing system with partial script encoding
  • Consistent writing system with no script encoding
  • Unsystematic writing system(s)
  • Limited written use
  • No written use
Comments
The Ukrainian language uses Ukrainian alphabet which is based on the Cyrillic script. Currently in use is the "Ukrainian orthography" updated and officially endorsed by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decree in 2019.

4. Users

Users within total population

71.00000
More than 50% use the language

PROPORTION

71
Source
Ilko Kucherv "Democratic Initiatives" Foundation (https://life.pravda.com.ua/society/2023/03/10/253276/)
Year
2023
Comments
The estimaned percentage does not include the territories controlled by the Russian occupation army in the East of Ukraine.

Language competence

Understand all, speak/sign well
Year
2023

Literacy of users

(Almost) 100 % of users with literacy in the language
Year
2024

5. Use

Completion