Podlashuks Explained

Group:Podlashuks
Regions:Podlaskie and Lublin Voivodeships, Poland
Languages:Podlachian (sometimes classified as of Ukrainian or Belarusian), Polish
Religions:Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholicism
Related Groups:Belarusians, Ukrainians, Podlachians, Poleshuks

Podlashuks (Podlachian: Пудляшуки, Pudliashuki; Ukrainian: Підляшани|translit=Pidliashany; Belarusian: Падляшукі|translit=Padliashuki; 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]

Language

Podlashuks traditionally speak the Podlachian microlanguage, alternatively classified as the of Northern Ukrainian.[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.

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Notes and References

  1. Timish Olesiuk, Entsyklopediya ukrayinoznavstva : Slovnykova chastyna, Naukove tovarystvo imeni Shevchenka. 1970.
  2. Web site: Vitajemo. svoja.org.