Tags: Ethnic Group.

Lemkos (Ukrainian: Лeмки Polish: Łemkowie Lemko: Лeмкы translit. Lemky; sing. Лeмкo Lemko) one of several quantitatively and territorially small ethnic sub-groups inhabiting the Carpathian Mountains who also identify as either Rusyn or Ukrainian. Their spoken language which is uncodified has been variously described as a Lemko language in its own right or a dialect of the Ukrainian language.

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language
Polish language, Ukrainian language, Rusyn language
population place
Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine
related
Boyko, Hutsuls
religion
Eastern Orthodox Church, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Catholic Church

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