Podlashuks
Podlashuks (Podlachian subdialect: Пудляшуки, romanized: Podlašuki; Ukrainian: Підляшани, romanized: Pidlašuky; Belarusian: Падляшукі, romanized: Padlašuki; Polish: Podlaszucy) are an East Slavic ethnic group from Podlachia, a historical region in northeastern Poland which includes the Podlaskie and Lublin Voivodeships. Some Podlashuks identify as Belarusian, Ukrainian, or Polish, while others identify as a distinct ethnic group.[1]
![]() 19th century painting "Ruthenians from Podlachia" by Jan Lewicki. | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Podlaskie and Lublin Voivodeships, Poland | |
Languages | |
Ukrainian (Podlachian subdialect), Belarusian, Polish | |
Religion | |
Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Belarusians, Ukrainians |
Language
Podlashuks traditionally speak the Podlachian microlanguage, alternatively classified as the Podlachian subdialect of Northern Ukrainian.[1][2]
Religion
Podlashuks in northern Podlachia, located within Podlaskie Voivodeship, are mostly Eastern Orthodox, while those in southern Podlachia, in Lublin Voivodeship, are mostly Roman Catholic.[1]
Citations
References
- Timish Olesiuk, Entsyklopediya ukrayinoznavstva : Slovnykova chastyna, Naukove tovarystvo imeni Shevchenka. 1970.
- "Vitajemo". svoja.org.