Ukrainian (українська мова ukrayins’ka mova pronounced [ukrɑˈjɪɲsʲkɑ ˈmɔwɑ]) is an East Slavic language. It is the official state language of Ukraine and the principal language of Ukrainians. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic script (see Ukrainian alphabet).The Ukrainian language traces its origins to the Old East Slavic of the early medieval state of Kievan Rus’.
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