Carpathian language: Difference between revisions

'''Carpathian''', (Western: ''Karpātiška tāris'' [kar.ˈpāː.tiʂ.ka. ˈtāː.ris]; Eastern: ''Karpātiska tāra'' [kɑr.ˈpɑ̄ː.tis.kɑ. ˈtɑ̄ː.ris]) forms an independent branch of the [[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European languages]], closely related to [[w:Balto-Slavic languages|Balto-Slavic languages]]. It is spoken in the [[w:Carpathian Mountains|Carpathian]] region of Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine. Carpathian is written in the Latin alphabet, although Cyrillic had also been used during the Soviet period. The total number of Carpathian speakers worldwide is estimated between 360 and 400 thousand, including the Carpathian-speaking diaspora.