Podlashuks(Podlachian:Пудляшуки,romanized:Pudliashuki;Ukrainian:Підляшани,romanized:Pidliashany;Belarusian:Падляшукі,romanized:Padliashuki;Polish:Podlaszucy) are anEast Slavicethnic groupfromPodlachia,a historical region in northeasternPolandwhich includes thePodlaskieandLublin Voivodeships.Some Podlashuks identify asBelarusian,Ukrainian,orPolish,while others identify as a distinct ethnic group.[1]

Podlashuks
19th century painting "Ruthenians from Podlachia" byJan Lewicki.
Regions with significant populations
PodlaskieandLublin Voivodeships,Poland
Languages
Podlachian(sometimes classified asa subdialect[uk]ofUkrainianorBelarusian),Polish
Religion
Eastern Orthodox,Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Belarusians,Ukrainians,Podlachians,Poleshuks

Language

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Podlashuks traditionally speak thePodlachian microlanguage,alternatively classified as thePodlachian subdialect[uk]ofNorthern Ukrainian.[1][2]

Religion

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Podlashuks in northern Podlachia, located withinPodlaskie Voivodeship,are mostlyEastern Orthodox,while those in southern Podlachia, inLublin Voivodeship,are mostlyRoman Catholic.[1]

Citations

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References

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  1. ^abcTimish Olesiuk,Entsyklopediya ukrayinoznavstva: Slovnykova chastyna,Naukove tovarystvo imeni Shevchenka. 1970.
  2. ^"Vitajemo".svoja.org.[failed verification]