Polésios

Also known as Polesians, Tutejszy

The Poleshuks, or Polishchuks, also known as Polesians (, , , ) are the indigenous population of Polesia (also known as Polesie and Polissia). Their native speech forms a dialect continuum between the Belarusian and Ukrainian languages and includes recently codified West Polesian, as well as many local variations and sub-dialects.

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Ethnic group.group: Poleshuks
Ethnic group.rawimage: 280px
Ethnic group.image_caption: Poleshuks from Kobryn (1916)
Ethnic group.ref1: 14,000
Ethnic group.pop2: 9,000
Ethnic group.languages: West Polesian, Russian, Ukrainian (Polesian dialects), Belarusian
Ethnic group.religions: Christianity
Ethnic group.related_groups: Belarusians, Ukrainians, Podlashuks

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Polésios (em polonês/polaco: Poleszuk; em bielorrusso: паляшук; romaniz.: palašuk; em ucraniano: поліщук; em russo: полещук) é o povo que habita os pântanos da Polésia (uma região histórica que se encontra atualmente dividida entre Polônia, Bielorrússia, Ucrânia e Rússia).

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