Balachka

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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Balachka
Native toUkraine
EthnicityUkrainian
Early forms
Proto-Indo-European
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic
    • Proto-Slavic
      • Old East Slavic
        • Ruthenian
          • Eastern dialect (Old Ukrainian)
Language codes
ISO 639-3–

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.

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