of [ɣ] rather than a phoneme. Computer representation Belarusian is represented by the ISO 639 code be or bel, or more specifically by IETF language tags be-1959acad (so-called "Academic" ["governmental"] variant of Belarusian as codified in 1959) or be-tarask (Belarusian in Taraskievica orthography). See also Languages of Belarus Belarusian orthography reform of 1933 Old Ruthenian language East Slavic languages Kievan Rus' Ruthenia Narkamauka Russification of Belarus Trasianka, a blend of Russian and Belarusian languages spoken by many in Belarus Notes References In edition: (T.1), [Lyosik 1917] [Stank 1939] [Zhur 1978] [Halyen 1988] [AniZhur 1988] Further reading Кalita I. V. Современная Беларусь: языки и национальная идентичность. Ústí nad Labem, , 2010, 300 s. s. 112–190. Mayo P. (1993). "Belorussian." In Comrie B. & Corbett G. (eds.) The Slavonic languages. London & New York: Routledge. p. 887–946. McMillin A. (1980). "Belorussian." In Schenker A. & Stankiewicz E. (eds.) The Slavic literary languages, formation and development. New Haven: Yale Concilium on International and Area Studies. p. 105–117. Wexler P. (1977). A historical phonology of the Belorussian language. Heidelberg: C. Winter. Pashkievich V. (1974). Fundamental Byelorussian — Беларуская мова. Books 1,2. Toronto. External links Belarusian Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words (from Wiktionary's Swadesh list appendix) English–Belarusian dictionaries, in Lacinka Metrica of GDL Statutes of GDL Belarusian language Fundamentals of Modern Belarusian Belarusian–English Dictionary from Webster's Online Dictionary – The Rosetta Edition English-Belarusian dictionary English–Belarusian online dictionary Composition of the population of Belarus Are The Belarusian And Russian Languages Very Similar? Examples of Belarusian-language media The following are examples of independent Belarusian-language print and television news media for students interested in learning Belarusian language by reading current news articles and watching television news programs in Belarusian in order to practice reading and listening comprehension. (The following two examples are independent Belarusian-language news organizations that happen to be based in Poland; currently news organizations based in Belarus are tightly controlled by the State and have limited journalistic independence.) Charter 97 — Independent print (online) news source based in Warsaw, with translations of all articles in triplicate—in Belarusian, Russian, and English—particularly useful for native English speakers studying Belarusian and for comparing and contrasting Belarusian and Russian Belsat News YouTube channel — Independent television (also online) news source broadcasting in Belarusian Languages of Belarus Languages of Estonia Languages of Latvia Languages of Lithuania Languages of Poland Languages of Russia Ruthenian language East Slavic languages Languages written in