Balachka
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Baláchka (Ukrainian: балачка – conversation, chat) is a Ukrainian dialect spoken in the Kuban and Don regions, where Ukrainian settlers used to live. It was strongly influenced by Cossack culture.
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Native to | Ukraine |
Ethnicity | Ukrainian |
Early forms | Proto-Indo-European
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The term is derived from the Ukrainian term "balákaty'" (Ukrainian: балакати), which colloquially means "to talk", "to chat".
Some linguists characterize Balachka vernacular as a dialect or group of dialects. Balachka does not appear as a separate language on any language codes. Nevertheless, some Cossacks consider it to be a separate language and at least one academic case has been made in this regard.[1]