Ruthenian
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A language of Serbia
Alternate Names
Pannonian Rusyn, Rusnak, Rusnatski
Autonym
руски (Ruski)
User Population
11,300 in Serbia (2013 UNSD). Total users in all countries: 12,770.
Location
North Backa district: Bačka Topola municipality; South Backa district: Novi Sad, Vrbas municipality, Kucura; Srem district: Šid municipality, Bikič Do; West Backa district: Kula municipality, Ruski Krstur.
Language Status
4 (Educational). Statutory language of provincial identity in Autonomous Province Vodjvodina (2009, Autonomous Province Vodjvodina Statute, Article 26).
Language Development
Taught in primary schools, in minority-language schools. Newspapers. Radio. TV.