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Surzhyk

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Surzhyk.
    alt-of
  2. A pidgin language or interlanguage combining elements of Russian and Ukrainian, spoken mainly in Ukraine but also some neighbouring regions in Russia (Kursk, Voronezh and Belgorod) or Ukrainians living in Russia.

Equivalents

Русскийсуржик
2 more languages
Esperantosurĵiko
Українськасуржик

Examples

““I was waiting for them with so much happiness,” Larisa, 74, said in surzhik, a dialect that is a mixture of Ukrainian and Russian.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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