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Belarusian

беларуская
be

Belarusian (беларуская) is a Indo-European language . It is written using the Cyrillic script. Its BCP 47 language code is be.

Writing Systems Used for Belarusian

Cyrillic
Кириллица
Primary
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LTR Cyrl

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Belarusian use?
Belarusian is written using the Cyrillic script (ISO 15924 code: Cyrl). Cyrillic is written left-to-right.
What direction is Belarusian written?
Belarusian is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
What language family does Belarusian belong to?
Belarusian belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is written with the Cyrillic script.
What is the language code for Belarusian?
The BCP 47 language code for Belarusian is "be". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
be
ISO 639-3
bel
Status
living
Language Family
Indo-European
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Cyrillic

Other Cyrillic Languages

Abkhazian Adyghe Avaric Bashkir Bosnian Bulgarian Buriat Chechen Church Slavic Chuvash Crimean Tatar Dargwa Erzya Ingush Kabardian Kalmyk Kara-Kalpak Karachay-Balkar Kazakh Komi

Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.