y . ▁ ▁The ▁versions ▁of ▁" simple ▁speech " ▁differ ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Polish ▁lingu ist ▁Mi ros ław ▁J ank ow iak ▁reported ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁that ▁most ▁people ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁of ▁Vil nius ▁Region ▁who ▁declare ▁themselves ▁as ▁Pol es ▁speak ▁Bel arus ian ▁" simple ▁speech ". ▁He ▁notes ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁dis cre p ancy ▁between ▁the ▁declared ▁eth nic ity ▁and ▁language : ▁the ▁loc als ▁can ▁be ▁ ether ▁Pol on ized ▁Bel arus ians , ▁or ▁Bel arus ian ized ▁Pol es , ▁or ▁even ▁Bel arus ian ized ▁Lith u ani ans ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁Pol on ized . ▁He ▁also ▁notes ▁a ▁ling istic ▁puzz le ▁how ▁" simple ▁speech " ▁surv ived ▁without ▁cod ification ▁and ▁formal ▁education ▁despite ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years ▁of ▁Russ ification ▁and ▁tens ▁of ▁years ▁of ▁Pol on ization . ▁ ▁J ank ow iak ▁also ▁notes ▁that ▁Bron is ław ▁Tar as zk iew icz ▁who ▁was ▁first ▁to ▁cod ify ▁the ▁Bel arus ian ▁language ▁ ▁( 1 9 1 8 , ▁" T ara š k iev ica ") ▁ha iled ▁from ▁Ma či uli š k ė s ▁of ▁Vil nius ▁region , ▁and ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁his ▁version ▁of ▁Bel arus ian ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁" simple ▁speech " ▁native ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Mich ał ▁S aj ew icz , ▁"' N as za